APS

2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024

Understanding Emotional Ambivalence in Daily Life: Real-Time Fluctuations in Emotional Ambivalence and Its Association with Momentary Affective Outcomes

San Francisco, CA · May 2024

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Simon Li
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Mark Chen
    Teachers College, Columbia University
  • George Bonanno
    Teachers College, Columbia University

Abstract

In two ecological momentary assessment studies, we investigated how emotional ambivalence varies daily and affects adults in the USA and China. Results show significant variations in ambivalence and its strong impact on momentary affective outcomes, emphasizing the need to consider emotional complexity for better emotional regulation.

Mood Disorders

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