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Progress on a cognitive-motivational-relational theory of emotion
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The 2 main tasks of this article are 1st, to examine what a theory of emotion must do and basic issues that it must address. These include definitional issues, whether or not physiological activity should be a defining attribute, categorical versus dimensional strategies, the reconciliation of biological universals with sociocultural sources of variability, and a classification of the emotions. The 2nd main task is to apply an analysis of appraisal patterns and the core relational themes that they produce to a number of commonly identified emotions. Anger, anxiety, sadness, and pride (to include 1 positive emotion) are used as illustrations. The purpose is to show the capability of a cognitive-motivational-relational theory to explain and predict the emotions. The role of coping in emotion is also discussed, and the article ends with a response to criticisms of a phenomenological, folk-theory outlook.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lazarus, R. S.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lazarus, Richard S.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1991
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 819-834
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W4234372245
- Cited by
- 3,272
- References
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- FWCI
- 31.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- cognitive-motivational-relational theory, emotions, emotion theory, motivation, cognition, emotion regulation
- MeSH terms
- Cognition, Emotions, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Motivation, Psychological Theory
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