Show and Tell: Discrepancies between Facial and Self-Reported Emotion Predict Psychosocial Functioning across Three Stressed Adult Community Samples

Are people accurate in reporting their emotions and does it matter? We examined discrepancies in facial and self-reported emotion during a laboratory emotional provocation across three stressed adult samples. Results indicated significant between-person variability in discrepancy, which in turn was differentially associated with psychological symptoms and social functioning.