Marcin Rzeszutek1, Ewa Gruszczyńska2, Ewa Firląg-Burkacka3. 1. Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183, Warsaw, Poland. marcin.rzeszutek@psych.uw.edu.pl. 2. Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815, Warsaw, Poland. 3. Warsaw's Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Wolska 37, 01-201, Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to verify if subjective well-being (SWB) modifies the autoregressive effect of daily emotions and if this emotional inertia predicts long-term changes in SWB among people living with HIV (PLWH). METHODS: The 131 participants had medically confirmed diagnoses of HIV and were undergoing antiretroviral therapy. They assessed their SWB (satisfaction with life, negative affect, positive affect) twice with an interval of one year. They also took part in a five-day online diary study six months from their baseline SWB assessment and reported their daily negative and positive emotions. RESULTS: Results showed that baseline SWB did not modify the emotional carryover effect from one to another. Additionally, after control for baseline SWB, emotional inertia did not predict SWB one year later. However, such an effect was noted for the mean values of daily reported emotions, indicating their unique predictive power over SWB itself. CONCLUSIONS: This may suggest that emotional inertia does not necessarily provide better information than more straightforward measures of affective functioning.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to verify if subjective well-being (SWB) modifies the autoregressive effect of daily emotions and if this emotional inertia predicts long-term changes in SWB among people living with HIV (PLWH). METHODS: The 131 participants had medically confirmed diagnoses of HIV and were undergoing antiretroviral therapy. They assessed their SWB (satisfaction with life, negative affect, positive affect) twice with an interval of one year. They also took part in a five-day online diary study six months from their baseline SWB assessment and reported their daily negative and positive emotions. RESULTS: Results showed that baseline SWB did not modify the emotional carryover effect from one to another. Additionally, after control for baseline SWB, emotional inertia did not predict SWB one year later. However, such an effect was noted for the mean values of daily reported emotions, indicating their unique predictive power over SWB itself. CONCLUSIONS: This may suggest that emotional inertia does not necessarily provide better information than more straightforward measures of affective functioning.
Authors: Giang Thu Vu; Bach Xuan Tran; Chi Linh Hoang; Brian J Hall; Hai Thanh Phan; Giang Hai Ha; Carl A Latkin; Cyrus S H Ho; Roger C M Ho Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-03-23 Impact factor: 3.390