Yale University
Yale University.
Psychol Sci. 2015 Mar;26(3):259-73. doi: 10.1177/0956797614561044. Epub 2015 Jan 27.
Extremely positive experiences, and positive appraisals thereof, produce intense positive emotions that often generate both positive expressions (e.g., smiles) and expressions normatively reserved for negative emotions (e.g., tears). We developed a definition of these dimorphous expressions and tested the proposal that their function is to regulate emotions. We showed that individuals who express emotions in this dimorphous manner do so as a general response across a variety of emotionally provoking situations, which suggests that these expressions are responses to intense positive emotion rather than unique to one particular situation. We used cute stimuli (an elicitor of positive emotion) to demonstrate both the existence of these dimorphous expressions and to provide preliminary evidence of their function as regulators of emotion.
极度积极的体验及其积极评价会产生强烈的积极情绪，这些情绪通常会产生积极的表达（例如微笑）和通常保留给消极情绪的表达（例如流泪）。我们定义了这些双重表达，并检验了它们的功能是调节情绪的假设。我们表明，以这种双重方式表达情绪的个体在各种引起情绪的情况下都会这样做，这表明这些表达是对强烈积极情绪的反应，而不仅仅是对一种特定情况的反应。我们使用可爱的刺激物（引发积极情绪的刺激物）来证明这些双重表达的存在，并提供它们作为情绪调节剂的初步证据。
