Common assumptions about uncertainty are (a) that it is a negative (anxiety-producing) state and (b) that it will be reduced through information search and retrieval.
Direct positive (improved sleep, existential capital from being able to see the night sky) and negative (anxiety from fear of crime, constraints on mobility at night) effects might arise from darker streets at night.
The same goes with all negative anxiety-based emotions, including stress, guilt, and embarrassment.
We report upon an empirical study that tested these arguments for two negatives (anxiety, anger) and two positive (joy, delight) emotions in the context of one of two retail stores (clothing or electronic goods).
Playing an instrument forces you to think in sounds instead of words, which washes away the clutter of negative thoughts, anxieties, emails, spreadsheets, personal dramas, or whatever else.
For example, a 2012 review of 163 studies that was published by the American Psychological Association concluded that Transcendental Meditation had relatively strong effects in reducing anxiety, negative emotions, trait anxiety and neuroticism while aiding learning, memory and self-realization.
And each and every year, even more dramatically, the negative variables – anxiety and nervousness about the other group – decrease.
The 'Flip-Flop' The next election year promises to be exceptionally negative; the anxiety and anger of voters will make sure of that.
We investigated enjoyment (the positive emotion) and three negative LREs: anxiety, boredom and hopelessness.
Metacognition was found to be positively and significantly correlated with both perceived stress and negative emotion (anxiety and depression).
