Regorius, Lisa (2024) Mood: Does it Influence Emotions During Aesthetic Experiences? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Aesthetic experiences have been found to be an integrative part of everyday life, ranging from ordinary experiences of pleasure to ones of the sublime (Slobodan Marković, 2012). This qualitative and exploratory diary study examines the influence of mood on the emotions during aesthetic experiences. Data from 61 students from the Netherlands was collected, and each participant completed a pre-entry for primary insights and subsequently wrote up to five diary entries, reflecting on their aesthetic experiences, ending with a post-entry. Each entry included assessments of prior mood using the Pick-a-Mood questionnaire (Desmet et al., 2016) and emotions regarding the aesthetic experience using the Geneva Emotion Wheel (Sacharin et al., 2012). Mood was categorized as either positive or negative, and, exploratory analyses looked into the subsequent valence, complexity, and distribution of emotions. Additionally, looking at mood and awe, which was reported with negative emotions during negative moods, whereas it was associated mainly with positive emotions during positive moods. Mood and emotions were significantly correlated. Positive mood was associated with complex and positively valenced emotions, while negative mood was found to be associated with mixed positive emotions. These results indicate a partial influence of different mood states on emotions during aesthetic experiences. The positive emotions can be explained by the aesthetic experiences inherent positive associations, and differences in complexity can be based on varying abilities to process emotions during different moods. This gives rise to opportunities for future research in emotion regulation strategies and complexity, investigating moods role for well-being and emotional resilience. Keywords: aesthetic experience, mood, emotions, complex emotions, emotional valence, awe
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schino, G. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2024 08:45 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2024 08:45 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3202 |
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