Individual differences in feelings of certainty surrounding mixed emotions.

ABSTRACT: Ambivalence and uncertainty, though related, are distinct constructs. While research has explored the link between certainty judgements and ambivalence in the context of attitudes and beliefs, little is known about individual differences in how certain people feel about identifying their own ambivalent, or mixed, emotions in the moment. In two samples, we investigated the relationship between the intensity of mixed emotions and self-reported certainty of one's own current affective experience on a trial-to-trial basis. We additionally tested whether this relationship was moderated by personality and emotional traits. First, in a sample of 140 participants, we found a significant negative relationship between the intensity of mixed feelings and affective certainty, and this relationship was

SUBMITTER: Vaccaro AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617922 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature