EJ494079 TM518291
Title: Origins and Functions of Positive and Negative Affect: A Control-Process View.
Author(s): Carver, Charles S.; Scheier, Michael F.
Source: Psychological
Review, v97 n1 p19-35 Jan 1990
Publication Date: 1990
ISSN:
0033-295X
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles
(080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1995
The nature of certain aspects of emotion (as viewed from a control-theory perspective
on behavior) is explored, focusing on the feedback-based processes through which
people self-
regulate their actions to minimize discrepancies between actual
acts and desired or intended acts. (SLD)
Descriptors: *Affective
Behavior; *Behavior Patterns; *Emotional Response; *Feedback; Metacognition; Objectives;
*Theories
Identifiers: *Control (Social Behavior); Monitoring; Negative
Affect; Positive Affect; *Self Regulation
