affective process

ID
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MFOEM:000195

Curation status
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Published
Created
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12 Feb '22

Modified
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4 Feb '25

Parents
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Definition
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A <mental process> that has positive or negative valence.

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Comment
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Valence refers to the 'the subjective value of an event, object, person, or other entity in the life space of the individual' (https://dictionary.apa.org/valence). Valence ranges from negative to positive.

Examples
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"Feelings" in the Risk as Feelings; "Mood / arousal" in the Social Action Theory (Ewart); "Affect" in the Health Promotion Model

Fuzzy set
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No

BCIO lower level ontology
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Mechanisms of Action