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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > emotion processes in relationships > positive affectivity
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > emotion processes in relationships > positive affectivity
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > emotion processes in relationships > positive affectivity

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positive affectivity  

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  • Conventional wisdom holds that happy people have stronger social relationships than their less happy peers, and empirical research supports this popular belief. In this chapter, we examine how social relationships are influenced by positive affect (PA)—the feelings reflecting one's level of pleasurable engagement with the environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Positive Affectivity]

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