The Emoter voice, according to Coffin (2006, 156), is "a minor voice" marked by "high levels of affect" and is mainly found in "autobiographical recounts or texts produced in response to tasks that aim to develop empathetic understanding".
Previous studies have used this as an emotion induction and it has been shown to reliably generate high levels of affect but within acceptable ethical boundaries (e.g. Holmes & Bourne, 2008; Holmes et al., 2004; Schartau, Dalgleish, & Dunn, 2009).
Overweight boys and girls were also more likely to report lower levels of self-esteem and positive affect, and higher levels of negative affect, and reported a reduction in their self-esteem over time.
In another study, those who were exposed to Michael Jordan's greatness experienced higher levels of positive affect, and this increase in positive affect was completely explained by their score on the Inspiration Scale.
Furthermore, they reported higher levels of negative affect and lower levels of positive affect and satisfaction with life.
Previous findings indicate higher levels of negative affect and lower levels of positive affect and cohesiveness in families of adolescents with self-injurious behavior [ 12].
Patients with depression had significantly higher levels of negative affect as measured by the PANAS, and there was a tendency toward reduced negative affect after completion of the fMRI session.
Results also indicated that hazardous drinkers reported significantly higher levels of negative affect.
Specifically, during epochs of females' prescription drug misuse, they experienced relatively higher levels of negative affect and sexual regret.
Infants who were prenatally exposed to more cigarettes had higher levels of negative affect at both time points.
