TY - JOUR
T1 - Negative self-conscious emotions
T2 - Appraisals, action tendencies, and labels
AU - Mu, Wenting
AU - Berenbaum, Howard
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Introduction: The present research focused on negative self-conscious emotions, examining the predictive utility of a set of appraisals and action tendencies as compared to emotion labels. Method: In two studies, participants were asked to recall multiple negative self-conscious emotional experiences, and rate each experience using the appraisals and action tendencies, as well as a set of emotion labels. Results: The data revealed that in each emotional experience, participants are likely to experience multiple appraisals, action tendencies, and negative self-conscious emotions simultaneously. Further, the use of appraisals and action tendencies (as opposed to emotion labels) demonstrated excellent utility in predicting a variety of outcomes indicative of psychopathology and psychological well-being (i.e., depression, social anxiety, meanness, relationship quality). Discussion: Implications for the conceptualization and assessment of negative self-conscious emotions are discussed.
AB - Introduction: The present research focused on negative self-conscious emotions, examining the predictive utility of a set of appraisals and action tendencies as compared to emotion labels. Method: In two studies, participants were asked to recall multiple negative self-conscious emotional experiences, and rate each experience using the appraisals and action tendencies, as well as a set of emotion labels. Results: The data revealed that in each emotional experience, participants are likely to experience multiple appraisals, action tendencies, and negative self-conscious emotions simultaneously. Further, the use of appraisals and action tendencies (as opposed to emotion labels) demonstrated excellent utility in predicting a variety of outcomes indicative of psychopathology and psychological well-being (i.e., depression, social anxiety, meanness, relationship quality). Discussion: Implications for the conceptualization and assessment of negative self-conscious emotions are discussed.
KW - Action tendencies
KW - Appraisals
KW - Guilt
KW - Negative self-conscious emotions
KW - Shame
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U2 - 10.1521/jscp.2019.38.2.113
DO - 10.1521/jscp.2019.38.2.113
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062264141
SN - 0736-7236
VL - 38
SP - 113
EP - 139
JO - Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
IS - 2
ER -