Introduction: mediating affect

Sharing of Affect: An Introduction

Introduction: Analysing Emotion and Theorising Affect

This discussion introduces ideas of emotion and affect for a volume of articles demonstrating the scope of approaches used in their study within the humanities and creative arts. The volume offers multiple perspectives on emotion and affect within 20th-century and 21st-century texts, arts and organisations and their histories. The discussion explains how emotion encompasses the emotions, emotio...

Affect and Wellbeing: Introduction to Special Section

THERE is still so much we do not know regarding how our emotional lives play out in digital experiences and how the design of systems, interfaces and interaction shape our emotions. How can technology support psychological wellbeing? How can we at least make sure that it does not hinder it? The majority of the research trying to address these questions seems to focus on identifying the problems...

Effect of Gratitude on Mental Health with Mediating Role of Positive and Negative Affect

Aims: Gratitude is one of the new constructs of the positive psychological approach. Based on the researches, gratitude has an effective role in mental health and the other positive psychological functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of gratitude on mental health with the mediating role of positive and negative affect. Instruments & Methods: The present research is a d...

Relationship Between Positive and Negative Affect and Depression: The Mediating Role of Rumination

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between positive affect, negative affect, rumination and depression, and to explore the mediating role of rumination between positive and negative affect and depression.  Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 249 students, selected by convenience sampling method. All the participants completed positive...