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A multiple-method analysis of appraisal–emotion relationships: The case of the prosocial intergroup emotions

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posted on 2019-09-01, 00:00 authored by Julian FernandoJulian Fernando, Y Kashima, S M Laham
© 2019 Asian Association of Social Psychology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd Despite its status as a prominent set of theories for explaining the elicitation and differentiation of emotions, much appraisal theory and research offer little indication of the nature of the relationship expected between appraisals and emotions. Here, we present a three-study, multiple-method analysis in which we examine numerous ways of testing appraisal–emotion relationships using the “prosocial” intergroup emotions—sympathy, anger, and guilt—as an example. Results show that the set of appraisal dimensions that appears strongly characteristic of an emotion varies depending on the kind of appraisal—emotion relationship hypothesised and the experimental methodology/statistical analysis used. These findings demonstrate the utility of explicit theorising about the nature of the relationship between emotions and appraisals, and show how the hypothesised appraisal–emotion relationship and choice of methodology can affect the structure of appraisal theories. We recommend an analysis across multiple methods to provide a more complete picture of a given set of appraisal–emotion relationships.

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Journal

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volume

22

Issue

3

Pagination

227 - 243

Publisher

Wiley

Location

London, Eng.

ISSN

1367-2223

eISSN

1467-839X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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