Program: Personality/Emotion

Personality/Emotion Flash Talks
Flash Talk
Thursday May 25, 2023
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM
Speakers: Roni Shafir, Luana Colloca, Maya Israel, Shauna Bowes, Arber Tasimi, Sara Konrath, Alison Jane Martingano, Morgan Stosic, Ke'ala Ford, Katherine Aumer, Kristin Gray, Noah Fugett, Robert Blake, Bill Chopik, Tak Tsun Lo, Dominique Maciejewski, Loes Pouwels, Jacqueline Vink, Maaike Verhagen, Orly Idan, Siwar Hasan Aslih, Robb Willer, Eran Halperin

What about Us?: Reviewing the Current Landscape of Emotional Well-Being Measures for Historically Overlooked Populations
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMEmotional well-being (EWB) measures are plentiful. However, specific populations have been generally overlooked in development and extension. In this symposium, we describe recent work conducted by scholars across NIH-funded networks to identify EWB measures characterized for use with children, families, and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Speakers: Sandra Chafouleas, Gregory Fabiano, Jessica Koslouski, Hadley Smith, Eve Wittenberg, Lisa Prosser, Janel Hanmer, Sophie Hall, Caroline Richter

Love Moments: Four Approaches to Assessing Everyday Moments of Love
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMMoments of “love” in close relationships are prized emotional experiences. Yet, systematic research on love as a state, rather than a broader trait or attitude, has been rare. This symposium showcases evidence from four distinctive conceptual approaches to studying love, with the goal of generating discussion on this important topic.
Speakers: Brett Murphy, Sara Algoe, Eri Sasaki, Casey Brown, Anette Åbom

Cutting-Edge Approaches to Advancing the Science on Gratitude to God
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:20 PMGratitude is central to most world religions, yet proliferating research on gratitude rarely considers perspectives from the psychology of religion, and foundational questions. Four presentations highlight this promising intersection between religion and gratitude using diverse empirical methods (experimental, intensive longitudinal, observational) to address key questions and guide future research.
Speakers: Crystal Park, Patty Van Cappellen, Sara Algoe, Amanda Bernal, Joshua Wilt, Julie Exline, Philip Watkins, Don Davis, Michael Frederick, Alexander Dodson

Antisocial Personality in Context: Dispositional and Situational Factors Influence How “Dark” Traits Predict Behavior
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:20 PMThis symposium showcases three sets of novel findings demonstrating the importance of incorporating context into research on antisocial personality traits. Findings demonstrate how dispositional (e.g., cognitive abilities) and situational and contextual factors (e.g., naturalistic vs. lab setting; successful vs. failed goal pursuit) influence how antisocial personality traits predict behavior.
Speakers: Eric Mercadante, Jessica Tracy, Elizabeth Edershile, Nathan Philips

Emotion Shapes and Is Shaped By Human-Machine Interaction
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:20 PMEmotion is both a determinant and outcome of human-machine interaction in domains ranging from therapy to emergency evacuation. Here, we focus on emotional expression as a means of conveying social intentions to machines, fear and over-reliance on machine recommendations during crises, and potential therapeutic advantages of confiding in virtual agents.
Speakers: Colin Holbrook, Jonathan Gratch, Gale Lucas, Alan Wagner

Dynamic Positive Emotional Processes Underlying Vulnerability and Resilience Across the Adult Lifespan
Invited Address
Saturday May 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Speakers: Anthony Ong

Exploring Ways Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Are Related to Socioemotional Development
Invited Talk
Saturday May 27, 2023
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Speakers: Fantasy Lozada

Socialization of Emotion and Child Functioning in Diverse Families: Key Insights and Future Directions
Invited Talk
Saturday May 27, 2023
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Speakers: Vaishali Raval

Investigating the Interplay of Biology and Culture in Emotion
Invited Symposium
Saturday May 27, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Speakers: Maria Gendron, Kristen Lindquist, Adrienne Wood, Joni Sasaki

Understanding Personality Change
Invited Symposium
Saturday May 27, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Speakers: Nathan Hudson, Eranda Jayawikreme, Emorie Beck, Jenny Wagner

Harnessing Social Support As a Route to Emotion Regulation
Symposium
Sunday May 28, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:20 AMEmotion regulation is often studied as an intrapersonal process. We explore when, why and how people turn to others to help them emotionally regulate. We use varied methods including experiments, ecological momentary assessment, and physiological measurements to illustrate how particular types of social support can be leveraged to promote regulation.
Speakers: Ariana Orvell, Niall Bolger, Brian Chin

How Does Language Shape Emotion? Insights from Recent Findings
Symposium
Sunday May 28, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMThis symposium will discuss recent findings demonstrating bidirectional interactions between language and emotion. Studies from healthy, developmental, and clinical populations will attempt to unravel contributions of language to emotion representation and regulation, with implications for mental health.
Speakers: Eleanor Palser, Kevin Ochsner, Christian Waugh, Erik Nook