Lennarz Hannah K, Lichtwarck-Aschoff Anna, Timmerman Marieke E, Granic Isabela
a Radboud University , Behavioural Science Institute , Nijmegen , Netherlands.
b Heymans Institute for Psychological Research, Psychometrics and Statistics , University of Groningen , Groningen , Netherlands.
Cogn Emot. 2018 May;32(3):651-657. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2017.1338177. Epub 2017 Jun 12.
Emotion differentiation (ED) refers to the precision with which people can identify and distinguish their emotions and has been associated with well-being in adults. This study investigated ED and its relation with emotional well-being (i.e. depressive symptoms, positivity and negativity intensity and propensity, implicit theories of emotions) in adolescents. We used an experience sampling method with 72 participants (M = 14.00, 71% girls) to assess adolescents' positive and negative emotions at different time points over the course of two weekends and a baseline questionnaire to assess emotional well-being. Differentiating negative emotions was related to less negativity intensity and propensity, and to the belief that emotions are malleable. Differentiating positive emotions was not related to any of the assessed well-being variables. Together, these results suggest that a detailed awareness of one's negative emotional states is an important dimension of well-being, also in adolescence.
情绪分化（ED）指的是人们识别和区分自身情绪的精准程度，且已被证实与成年人的幸福感相关。本研究调查了青少年的情绪分化及其与情绪幸福感（即抑郁症状、积极和消极情绪的强度及倾向、情绪的内隐理论）的关系。我们采用经验取样法，对72名参与者（平均年龄M = 14.00岁，71%为女孩）进行研究，在两个周末的不同时间点评估青少年的积极和消极情绪，并通过一份基线调查问卷评估情绪幸福感。能够区分消极情绪与较低的消极情绪强度和倾向相关，也与情绪是可塑的信念相关。能够区分积极情绪与任何评估的幸福感变量均无关联。总体而言，这些结果表明，对自身消极情绪状态的详细认知是幸福感的一个重要维度，在青少年中亦是如此。
