作者
Katharine E Smidt, Michael K Suvak
发表日期
2015/6/1
来源
Current Opinion in Psychology
卷号
3
页码范围
48-51
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Highlights
- The nature of emotional granularity (EG) and emotion differentiation (ED) is described.
- We review research establishing the construct validity of EG and ED.
- EG/ED has been shown to be related to many types of psychosocial adjustment.
- EG/ED may represent regulation resources buffering against harmful emotions.
Emotional granularity (EG) and emotion differentiation (ED) both refer to the specificity of representations/experiences of emotion, or, in other words, the ability to make fine-grained, nuanced distinctions between similar emotions. Research on EG and ED is in its infancy; however, as reviewed in this paper, accumulating evidence suggests that EG and ED are associated with psychosocial adjustment. Studies have demonstrated that schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, major depression, autism, and alcohol problems are associated with lower levels of EG/ED. This evidence strongly …
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