An interrogative approach to understand positive affect in children

Pages: 1451-1453
Silky Arora and Roopali Sharma (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh)

Positive affect refers to the extent to which an individual subjectively experiences positive moods such as joy, interest and alertness (Miller, 2011). It has segregated perceptions at every developmental age of human life. This paper outlines the trends of positive affect in children. The study was conducted on a sample of 164, Indian school children, aged between 7-11 years. Group, class wise interrogation was applied. This paper outlines positive affect factors in participants. The emerged themes of positive affect aspects in 7-11 year old subjects are tabulated and discussed. The study may be directed further in affect and mood disorder related studies in children. These themes may be considered by psychologists, counsellors, and school teachers during the processes of counselling, guidance so as to track affect related habits in similar aged children.