Citation

Parkinson B. Emot. Rev. 2017; 9(3): 263-265.

Affiliation

Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, International Society for Research on Emotion, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1754073916669597

PMID

28804511

PMCID

PMC5542128

Abstract

To what extent does the level of overlap between social appraisal and social referencing depend upon the particular definitions adopted when following different research agendas? I argue that processes of both kinds fall under the more inclusive heading of relation alignment. Relation alignment also covers emotional influence that is not mediated by the communication of appraisal. Similarities, interdependences, and distinctions between these various relation-alignment processes warrant further investigation.

Language: en

Keywords

emotional influence; relation alignment; social appraisal; social referencing