Coherence of self-concept refers to the ability to stabilize on a clear set of views
about oneself. This aspect of self-structure is closely linked self-esteem, and similar
evidence in emotion research suggests an intricate connection between the self-system
and emotion. Evidence suggests that emotions of seemingly opposing valence such as
happy and sad can co-occur (i.e., mixed emotion). This study validated a new set of
emotional stimuli particularly to elicit mixed emotion and used these stimuli with a
mouse task that allowed participants to report positive and negative emotions
simultaneously. The study examined possible individual differences in discrete emotional
response associated with self-esteem as well as a possible connection between selfconcept
coherence and a differential ability to harbor mixed emotions; specifically that
individuals with high coherence in self-concept would tend to disambiguate their emotional response, but those with low coherence would be more susceptible to cooccurring
positive and negative emotion. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_38000 |
| Contributors | Blackmon, C. William (author), Vallacher, Robin R. (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 92 p., application/pdf |
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