ReviewGerontology2017
Fragile and Enduring Positive Affect: Implications for Adaptive Aging.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Unpacking the components of positive affect variability: Implications for psychological health across contexts.Emotion (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Pooled it
- Examining daily affect variability by individual differences among a diverse community sample.Emotion (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- The Roles of Age and Depression in Affective Responsivity to Daily Positive Events.Research square · 2026Article
- Emotional Responses to Social Media and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2026Article
- Higher loneliness is associated with greater positive and negative emotion instability in everyday life.Cognition & emotion · 2026Article
- Fragile Connectedness in Caregiver-Adolescent Relationships Confers Risk for Diminished Well-Being.Family process · 2026Article
- Longitudinal profiles of affect dynamics in middle and later life: A latent transition analysis.Psychology and aging · 2026Article
- Loneliness Moderates Affective Responses to Uplifts in Everyday Life.Personality and individual differences · 2026Article
- Repeated Exposure to Lidocaine Induces Alzheimer's‐Like Cognitive Impairment and Neuropathology in Aged Mice Through BDNF‐Regulated Autophagy.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
- Associations between affect variability, mean affect, and mental health among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2025Article
- Adolescent Psychological Adaptation: The Impact of Daily Levels and Instability in Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration.Journal of adolescence · 2025Article
- Savouring Moderates Affect Reactivity to Daily Events in Old Age.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Article
- Gender differences in affective reactivity to COVID-related daily stressors in mood and anxiety disorders: A six-month intensive longitudinal study.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Within- and Between-Person Correlates of Affect and Sleep Health Among Health Science Students.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Mean Affect Moderates the Association between Affect Variability and Mental Health.Affective science · 2024Article
- Associations between emotion reactivity to daily interpersonal stress and acute social-evaluative stress during late adolescence.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Article
- Changes in Purpose in Life and Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation Across Older Adulthood.International journal of aging & human development · 2024Article
- Using Ecological Momentary Assessments to Study How Daily Fluctuations in Psychological States Impact Stress, Well-Being, and Health.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Daily Affective Dynamics in Major Depressive Disorder: The Role of Daily Stressors and Positive Events.Affective science · 2023Article
- New horizons in emotional well-being and brain aging: Potential lessons from cross-species research.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is robust evidence linking interindividual differences in positive affect (PA) with adaptive psychological and physical health outcomes. However, recent research has suggested that intraindividual variability or fluctuations in PA states over time may also be an important predictor of individual health outcomes. Here, we report on research that focuses on PA level and various forms of PA dynamics (variability, instability, inertia, and reactivity) in relation to health. PA level refers to the average level of positive feelings. In contrast, PA dynamics refer to short-term changes in PA that unfold over time. We discuss how consideration of both PA level and PA dynamics can provide a framework for reconciling when high PA is conducive or detrimental to health. We conclude that more work on PA dynamics is needed, especially in combination with PA level, and suggest productive questions for future inquiry in this area.
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