Being able to recognize emotional intensity is a desirable feature for a facial emotional
recognition (FER) system. However, the development of such a feature is hindered by the …

Pandemics create many rapid changes and unstable situations to all individuals, which
cause great fluctuations in emotional experiences among individuals. To further advance the …

Pain assessment that fully represents patients' pain experiences is essential for chronic pain
research and management. The traditional primary outcome measure has been a patient's …

Background Although depression is typically characterized by a persistent depressed mood,
mood dynamics do seem to vary across a depressed population. Heterogeneity of mood …

Metaphor research has increasingly diversified, leading to extensive disagreements. A set of
desiderata for any contemporary theory of metaphor are (i) to account for both …

Background Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and often
accompanied by cognitive and emotional problems. Adaptation to fibromyalgia may …

Purpose Social well-being is the perception and feeling of belongingness and integration
within the community and the broader society. For self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) who rely …

Drawing inferences about dynamics of psychological constructs from intensive longitudinal
data requires the measurement model (MM)—indicating how items relate to constructs—to …

Affective dynamics, assessed using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), provide a
nuanced understanding of within-person fluctuations of negative affect (NA) and positive …

Mindfulness is an ancient practice, derived from Buddhism and recently adapted for the
treatment of depression and other psychological conditions. The mechanism of action is …