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independence of positive and negative affect: a standalone construct

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Well-being research

the finding that positive and negative affect, measured over longer periods, behave as largely separate dimensions rather than opposite ends of one scale.

In well-being research, independence of positive and negative affect refers to the finding that positive and negative affect, measured over longer periods, behave as largely separate dimensions rather than opposite ends of one scale. This meaning comes from Diener (1984) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

Diener, E., & Emmons, R. A. (1984). The independence of positive and negative affect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 47(5), 1105-1117. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.47.5.1105

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