Browsing Emotion by Author "Kirby, Leslie D. (Leslie Deneen)"

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    • Appraisal in Positive Emotion: Differentiation Between Hope and Challenge/Determination 
      Garden, Rebecca (Vanderbilt University, 2011-04-08)
      The object of this study was to test individual differentiation between the emotions Hope and Challenge/Determination in terms of motivational, cognitive, and behavioral components. The former emotion requires a more ...
    • Eliciting Seven Discrete Positive Emotions Using Film Stimuli 
      Bednarski, Juliana Doria (Vanderbilt University, 2012-03-29)
      Successful, efficacious, and reliable mood induction procedures are an important part of emotion research. Film clips have already been shown to reliably induce discrete negative emotional states, as well as general positive ...
    • Exploring the Positive Emotions of Gratitude, Pride, and Happiness 
      Grzeszczak, Aga (Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-06)
      This study looked at the positive emotions of gratitude, pride, and happiness. Sixty-three Vanderbilt University undergraduate participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions assessing their appraisals, ...
    • Flow and Life Satisfaction 
      Stimmel, Harrison (Vanderbilt University, 2012-04-18)
      Through a 30 question survey, I aim to examine flow experiences as a positive emotion-inducing activity and how individuals respond to these events. The survey targets the relationship between momentary happiness and life ...
    • Frowning Makes it Seem Harder 
      Michel, Kathryn R. (Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
      Peabody College of Education & Human Development
    • Laughter and Amusement’s Buffering Effect on Stress: An Experimental Design 
      Kline, Nora (Vanderbilt University, 2015-04-14)
      There is currently a significant amount of hype surrounding laughter and its effects, but there is a lot less excitement concerning the positive emotion that tends to compel laughter: amusement. The purpose of the current ...
    • Positive Emotions’ Effect on Buffering and Creativity: An Experimental Design 
      Ong, Katrina (Vanderbilt University, 2013-04-07)
      Extending beyond the Undoing Hypothesis and the Broaden-and-Build theory, this experimental design tested whether participants induced with a positive emotion would respond less, using self-report measures, to a mild ...
    • Priming Emotion-Eliciting Appraisals through Music 
      Stahl, Courtney L. (Vanderbilt University, 2010-04)
      Appraisal theory claims that emotions are elicited as a result of a meaning analysis in which a person evaluates the implications of his or her circumstances for his or her personal well-being. This study tests the process ...
    • Relations Among Positive Emotions, Appraisals, the Big Five, and Appraisal Style 
      White, Madison E. (Vanderbilt University, 2016-04-20)
      The associations among positive emotions and different personality factors may hold a key to understanding individual differences in emotional experience. The present research sought to examine individual differences by ...
    • The Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence in Buffering 
      Kuzmuk, Kellie M. (Vanderbilt University, 2014)
      Narrowing in on coping and stress management aspects of trait emotional intelligence, this study aims to explore how emotional intelligence may be related to buffering, which is one’s ability to subjectively shield off ...
    • Sex Differences in Positive Emotions within Appraisal Theory 
      Adler, Erica (Vanderbilt University, 2013-04-29)
      The psychological study of positive emotions is a relatively new and underdeveloped area of inquiry. This study examines sex differences in the understanding, experience, and expression of positive emotions. Our participants ...
    • Understanding the Stress and Emotional Triggers of Disordered Eating Behaviors in College Students 
      Monterubio, Grace E. (Vanderbilt University, 2014-04-17)
      Research has shown a relationship between stress and emotion in those with, or who are at-risk for, eating disorders. However, more research needs to be done on how levels of stress and emotion affect eating behaviors that ...
    • What Makes a Good Leader? Evaluating the Connections between Appraisal Style and Leadership Behaviors 
      Denney, Katherine (Vanderbilt University, 2016-04-21)
      The success of leaders can be highly variable and depends on a number of factors including the degree to which leaders engage with their subordinates. This continuum of passive and active behavior is represented in the ...