Emotion Recognition Accuracy (ERA) is vital for social functioning and social relationships, yet empirical support for a positive link with well-being has been sparse. In three studies, we show that the Assessment of Contextualized Emotions (ACE) which distinguishes between accurately perceiving intended emotions and bias due to perceiving additional, secondary emotions, consistently predicted personal and social well-being. Across thirteen world cultures, accuracy was associated with higher well-being and life satisfaction, and bias linked to loneliness. A social interaction study in Czech Republic found accuracy (bias) was positively (negatively) associated with social well-being. The effects of accuracy and bias on well-being were partially mediated by social interaction quality in a third study. These findings further our understanding of ERA's social functions.
A contextualized emotion perception assessment relates to personal and social well-being / Kafetsios, K.; Hess, U.; Dostal, D.; Seitl, M.; Hypsova, P.; Hareli, S.; Alonso-Arbiol, I.; Schutz, A.; Gruda, D.; Campbell, K.; Chen, B. -B.; Held, M. J.; Kamble, S.; Kimura, T.; Kirchner-Hausler, A.; Livi, S.; Mandal, E.; Ochnik, D.; Sakman, E.; Sumer, N.; Theodorou, A.; Uskul, A. K.. - In: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY. - ISSN 0092-6566. - 114:104556(2025). [10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104556]
A contextualized emotion perception assessment relates to personal and social well-being
Kafetsios K.
Primo
;Livi S.;
2025
Abstract
Emotion Recognition Accuracy (ERA) is vital for social functioning and social relationships, yet empirical support for a positive link with well-being has been sparse. In three studies, we show that the Assessment of Contextualized Emotions (ACE) which distinguishes between accurately perceiving intended emotions and bias due to perceiving additional, secondary emotions, consistently predicted personal and social well-being. Across thirteen world cultures, accuracy was associated with higher well-being and life satisfaction, and bias linked to loneliness. A social interaction study in Czech Republic found accuracy (bias) was positively (negatively) associated with social well-being. The effects of accuracy and bias on well-being were partially mediated by social interaction quality in a third study. These findings further our understanding of ERA's social functions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
