Accurate and biased perceptions of partner’s conflict behaviors shape emotional experience

Venaglia, Rachel B.; Lemay, Edward P.

doi:10.1177/0265407518818771

“…Perhaps the increments of emotional contagion and of valence or arousal are asynchronous or nonlinear. Another explanation may be that participants’ emotional experiences were affected not only by the emotions expressed by others, but also by factors such as motivation and relationship affinity 48 – 50 , all of which may result in asynchronous variations.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Light makeup decreases receivers’ negative emotional experience

Zhang

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,

Chen

²

,

Liu

³

et al. 2021

Sci Rep

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Makeup is widely used in modern society and has a positive effect on perceived attractiveness. However, little is known about the other possible outcomes of makeup use. In this study, we investigated whether makeup enhances a receiver’s emotional experience. Dynamic faces with or without makeup are presented in Experiments 1 and 2. Participants were asked to imagine themselves video chatting with a target person (expresser) with different expressions: neutral, angry, sad, or happy, and then to appraise their own subjective emotional experience. Emotional valence, arousal, and willingness to communicate were also assessed in Experiment 2. The results showed that makeup improved perceived facial attractiveness and increased the willingness to communicate. More importantly, it revealed that wearing makeup could weaken receivers’ negative experiences arising from the angry and sad conditions, which is not the case for the non-makeup condition, but could not affect the happy contagion. Furthermore, incremental changes in the amount of makeup were not accompanied by incremental changes in emotional appraisal (valence and arousal). Overall, we found that makeup may affect emotional contagion and interpersonal communication. Whether the alleviated negative experience due to makeup is adaptive may need further discussion.

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“…Negative conflict behaviors such as hostility and withdrawal are associated with higher stress responses (Robles et al, 2006; Shrout et al, 2020) and psychological distress (Petersen & Le, 2017). Partners’ destructive (e.g., hostile, insulting, blaming, and demanding) conflict behaviors have also been associated with negative affect (Venaglia & Lemay, 2019). Conversely, positive conflict behaviors such as humor and acceptance are associated with lower stress response (Robles et al, 2006; Shrout et al, 2020).…”

Section: Conflict In Romantic Couplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of mediated communication on conflict behavior, resolution, and affect in romantic couples

Ruppel

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,

Cherney

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,

Quinn

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et al. 2021

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Mediated communication such as text messaging influences how romantic couples engage in and perceive conflict interactions, but the precise nature of these effects is unclear. We randomly assigned 43 romantic couples to engage in a conflict interaction either face-to-face ( n = 23 couples) or using a text-based messaging application ( n = 20 couples). Participants completed self-report measures of positive and negative conflict behaviors (e.g., humor and hostility), perceived progress toward conflict resolution, and positive and negative affect (e.g., inspired and afraid). Participants who engaged in more positive conflict behaviors reported more progress toward conflict resolution and more positive affect. Positive conflict behaviors were lower in text-based than face-to-face interactions. Progress toward conflict resolution, positive and negative affect, and negative conflict behaviors did not differ between text-based and face-to-face conflict interactions. The findings highlight the utility of examining both positive and negative conflict behaviors in mediated conflict and suggest that future research should further examine when and how participants compensate for a lack of nonverbal cues in mediated conflict.

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“…Perhaps the increments of emotional contagion and of valence or arousal are asynchronous or nonlinear. Another explanation may be that participants' emotional experiences were affected not only by the emotions expressed by others, but also by factors such as motivation and relationship affinity [48][49][50] , all of which may result in asynchronous variations.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Emotional Contagion and Emotion Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Light Makeup Decreases Receivers’ Negative Emotional Experience

Ling

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,

Chen

²

,

Liu

³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Makeup is widely used in modern society and has a positive effect on perceived attractiveness. However, little is known about the other possible outcomes of makeup use. In this study, we investigated whether makeup enhances a receiver’s emotional experience. Dynamic faces with or without makeup are presented in Experiments 1 and 2. Participants were asked to imagine themselves video chatting with a target person (expresser) with different expressions: neutral, angry, sad, or happy, and then to appraise their own subjective emotional experience. Emotional valence, arousal, and willingness to communicate were also assessed in Experiment 2. The results showed that makeup improved perceived facial attractiveness and increased the willingness to communicate. More importantly, it revealed that wearing makeup could weaken receivers’ negative experiences arising from the angry and sad conditions, which is not the case for the non-makeup condition, but could not affect the happy contagion. Furthermore, incremental changes in the amount of makeup were not accompanied by incremental changes in emotional appraisal (valence and arousal). Overall, we found that makeup may affect emotional contagion and interpersonal communication. Whether the alleviated negative experience due to makeup is adaptive may need further discussion.

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Accurate and biased perceptions of partner’s conflict behaviors shape emotional experience

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Light makeup decreases receivers’ negative emotional experience

Light makeup decreases receivers’ negative emotional experience

Effects of mediated communication on conflict behavior, resolution, and affect in romantic couples

Light Makeup Decreases Receivers’ Negative Emotional Experience

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