Bistability and affect shift dynamics in the prediction of psychological well-being

C. Goicoechea; V. Dakos; D. Sanabria; S. Heshmati; M. Westhoff; O. Banos; H. Pomares; S.G. Hofmann; P. Perakakis

doi:10.1037/emo0001454

Bistability and affect shift dynamics in the prediction of psychological well-being

Authors

C. Goicoechea

V. Dakos

D. Sanabria

S. Heshmati

M. Westhoff

O. Banos

H. Pomares

S.G. Hofmann

P. Perakakis

Published

January 1, 2025

Author-accepted manuscript, self-archived on this server. The version of record is published in Emotion.

We show that bistability is a prevalent phenomenon in human affect dynamics and develop 10 novel metrics to characterise affect shift dynamics. The Positive-to-Negative Affect Shift Ratio (P2N-ASR) is a better predictor of psychological well-being compared to traditional intensity metrics.

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BibTeX citation:

@article{goicoechea2025,
  author = {Goicoechea, C. and Dakos, V. and Sanabria, D. and Heshmati,
    S. and Westhoff, M. and Banos, O. and Pomares, H. and Hofmann, S.G.
    and Perakakis, P.},
  title = {Bistability and Affect Shift Dynamics in the Prediction of
    Psychological Well-Being},
  journal = {Emotion},
  volume = {25},
  number = {4},
  pages = {982-996},
  date = {2025},
  url = {https://pandelisperakakis.info/research/affect-dynamics/papers/bistability-affect-shift-dynamics.html},
  doi = {10.1037/emo0001454},
  langid = {en}
}

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Goicoechea, C., V. Dakos, D. Sanabria, et al. 2025. “Bistability and Affect Shift Dynamics in the Prediction of Psychological Well-Being.” Emotion 25 (4): 982–96. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001454.