The independence of positive and negative affect.
The independence of positive and negative affect.
E. Diener,Robert A Emmons
1984 · DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.47.5.1105
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2,533 Citations
TLDR
It appears that positive and negative affect are independent in terms of how much people feel in their lives over longer time periods, but researchers need to focus on the processes that underlie both positive andnegative affect and that are responsible for producing their relative independence.