Just noticeable differences in affect: Estimating the minimum change in positive and negative affect that meaningfully impact people’s subjective experience of emotions

Información del proyecto

MEANINGFEEL

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 883785

DOI

10.3030/883785

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 2 Marzo 2020

Fecha de inicio 15 Febrero 2021

Fecha de finalización 16 Agosto 2023

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 174 806,41

Aportación de la UE

€ 174 806,40

Coordinado por

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
Germany

Descripción del proyecto

Evaluación de los resultados de encuestas en términos de sentido

Las medidas de autoinforme se utilizan en grandes encuestas de poblaciones europeas a fin de medir el bienestar subjetivo. Se emplean para cuantificar el afecto positivo y negativo, con el objetivo de que estos puedan compararse estadísticamente dentro de grupos o entre grupos. Los resultados son importantes porque ayudan a diseñar políticas sociales o tratamientos médicos. En este sentido, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos MEANINGFEEL se centrará en si las personas perciben subjetivamente la diferencia en su experiencia emocional y si se sienten distintas. Basándose en la psicofísica, el proyecto estimará el cambio mínimo en el afecto positivo y negativo que repercute de manera significativa en la experiencia subjetiva de las emociones de cada persona y examinará también la posible variabilidad intercultural.

Objetivo

Positive and negative affect are two components of experienced emotions that are the foundation of our subjective well-being, with important influences on mental and physical health. Self-report measures have been developed to quantify positive and negative affect, which can then be statistically compared within or across groups. They are used as indicators of subjective well-being in large surveys of European populations and as outcome measures in thousands of research studies. We can establish whether there has been a statistically significant change in affect over time, or whether there is a statistically significant difference between people. But, using the results of surveys and research to shape social policies or medical treatments requires the answer to a crucial yet unanswered question: How much do measurements of change in affect reflect people’s meaningful experiences?
One way to gauge the meaningfulness of a statistical change in affect is to determine whether people subjectively perceive the difference in their emotional experience—whether they feel different. The proposed project addresses this question using the just noticeable difference approach, from psychophysics, in a first ever application to estimate the minimum change in positive and negative affect that meaningfully impacts people’s subjective experience of emotions, also examining potential cross-cultural variability.
Researchers, policy decision makers, and the public can use this project’s results to evaluate findings from surveys and research studies in terms of meaningfulness. The methods may be adapted for other fields interested in people’s subjective experience and used to estimate the smallest change in an outcome measure that may be considered meaningful.
The researcher has relevant expertise in the project’s domain and the host provides the perfect environment for the successful implementation of the research and training activities, ensuring the researcher’s career advancement.

Palabras clave

• subjective experience of emotions
• positive and negative affect
• affective science
• emotions

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019

Coordinador

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 68 958,93
• Dirección: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 10 ; 01069 DRESDEN ; Alemania
• Región: Sachsen › Dresden › Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 68 958,94