What You Feel Is How You Compare: How Comparisons Influence the Social Induction of Affect
What You Feel Is How You Compare: How Comparisons Influence the Social Induction of Affect
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DOI:
10.1037/a0014148
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Mussweiler, Thomas
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作者:
Epstude, Kai;Mussweiler, Thomas
Concordant and discordant affective reactions can occur after the mere perception of another person's affective expression. Most previous theorizing has been concerned with the explanation of affective concordance, typically referred to as emotional contagion, although discordant affect has received little attention. The authors propose an integrative account for the explanation of both outcomes based on a social comparison framework. Studies 1 and 2 suggest that two distinct types of comparison processes can trigger concordant or discordant affective reactions. Study 3 extends these findings by demonstrating that the influence of comparison processes on affect in an established mood contagion paradigm. The authors attempt to integrate previous research into the present account.