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contra-hedonic motivation: a standalone construct

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Affective science

the momentary wish to maintain or increase negative feelings or dampen positive ones, which is more common in adolescence than in old age.

In affective science, contra-hedonic motivation refers to the momentary wish to maintain or increase negative feelings or dampen positive ones, which is more common in adolescence than in old age. This meaning comes from Riediger (2009) in Psychological Science.[1]

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Riediger, M., Schmiedek, F., Wagner, G. G., & Lindenberger, U. (2009). Seeking Pleasure and Seeking Pain: Differences in Prohedonic and Contra-Hedonic Motivation From Adolescence to Old Age. Psychological Science, 20(12), 1529-1535. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02473.x

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