Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2018
Abstract
We review research indicating that higher levels of positive affect help produce better social relationships for that person and those around him or her. By better relationships we mean those that are experienced as more pleasant and less aversive, are closer and more supportive, and are long-lasting. We review longitudinal, experimental, experience-sampling, cross-cultural, and other types of evidence that suggest that not only do good relationships produce positive affect, but that positive affect can lead to them as well. We also focus on the mediators that create the association going from positive affect to sociability and high-quality relationships. Finally, we review the unknowns in this area and the types of future research still needed.
Keywords
Positive affect, Subjective well-being, Relationships, Relationship quality
Discipline
Developmental Psychology | Social Psychology and Interaction
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Handbook of well-being
Editor
E. Diener, S. Oishi, and L. Tay
First Page
1
Last Page
17
Publisher
Noba Scholar
City or Country
Salt Lake City, UT
Citation
MOORE, Shannon, DIENER, Ed, & TAN, Kenneth. (2018). Using multiple methods to more fully understand causal relations: Positive affect enhances social relationships. In Handbook of well-being (pp. 1-17). Salt Lake City, UT: Noba Scholar.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2838
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
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https://www.nobascholar.com/books/1