The present study sought to determine if positive mood plays a role in broadening and building key components of social problem solving, namely, problem orientation and problem-solving skills, respectively, in a sample of 205 college students. Results from regression analyses indicated that positive affect at baseline predicted both positive and negative problem orientation 2 months later, even after controlling for concurrent affect. In contrast, positive affect at baseline did not predict problem-solving skills. Interestingly, results from these analyses also indicated that negative affect at baseline predicted one dimension of problem orientation, namely, positive problem orientation, and two dimensions of problem-solving skills, namely, rational problem solving and impulsive/carelessness style. On the one hand, the present findings offer support for the notion that positive affect, relative to negative affect, is strongly involved in problem orientation. On the other hand, however, they support the no...

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将积极情绪的扩大和构建模型应用于社会问题解决：感觉良好（对感觉不良）是否会影响问题取向，解决问题的技能，或两者都影响？

本研究试图确定积极情绪是否在拓宽和建立社会问题解决的关键组成部分中发挥作用，分别是在205名大学生中进行的，即问题取向和解决问题的能力。回归分析的结果表明，即使控制了并发影响，基线时的积极影响也会在两个月后预测问题的积极性和消极性。相反，基线时的积极影响并不能预测解决问题的能力。有趣的是，这些分析的结果还表明，基线处的负面影响预测了问题导向的一个维度，即积极的问题导向，以及解决问题技能的二维，即理性的问题解决和冲动/粗心风格。一方面，本研究结果支持相对于消极影响的积极影响相对于问题导向的观点。但是，另一方面，他们支持不...