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There is no happiness in positive affect: the pervasive misunderstanding of the rotated circumplex model

Frontiers in psychology, 2024, Vol.15, p.1301428-1301428 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2024 LaRowe, Connell Bohlen and Williams. ;Copyright © 2024 LaRowe, Connell Bohlen and Williams. 2024 LaRowe, Connell Bohlen and Williams ;ISSN: 1664-1078 ;EISSN: 1664-1078 ;DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1301428 ;PMID: 38605847

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  • Title:
    There is no happiness in positive affect: the pervasive misunderstanding of the rotated circumplex model
  • Author: LaRowe, Lisa R ; Connell Bohlen, Lauren ; Williams, David M
  • Subjects: arousal ; circumplex model ; negative affect ; positive affect ; Psychology ; valence
  • Is Part Of: Frontiers in psychology, 2024, Vol.15, p.1301428-1301428
  • Description: Research on (PA) and (NA) is often guided by the rotational variant of the circumplex model of affect (RCMA). According to the RCMA, PA and NA are posited to be orthogonal, with PA ranging from the union of positive valence and high activation (e.g., excited) to the union of negative valence and low activation (e.g., sluggish), and NA ranging from the union of negative valence and high activation (e.g., distressed) to the union of positive valence and low activation (e.g., relaxed). However, many authors incorrectly interpret the RCMA as positing that positively valenced affect (i.e., pleasure) and negatively valenced affect (i.e., displeasure)-rather than PA and NA, as defined in the RCMA-are orthogonal. This "received view" of the RCMA has led to significant confusion in the literature. The present paper articulates the "received view" of the RCMA and characterizes its prevalence in psychological research. A random sample of 140 empirical research articles on affect published in 14 high-impact journals covering a range of psychological subdisciplines were reviewed. Over half of the articles subscribing to the RCMA showed evidence of the "received view," demonstrating that misuse of the terms PA and NA in the context of the RCMA is rampant in the psychological literature. To reduce continued confusion in the literature, we recommend abandoning use of the terms and . We further recommend referring to the two dimensions of the RCMA as and , and the two poles of the valence dimension as and (or pleasure and displeasure).
  • Publisher: Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1664-1078
    EISSN: 1664-1078
    DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1301428
    PMID: 38605847
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