affective process

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ID

MFOEM:000195

Curation status
Published
Created

12 Feb '22

Modified

4 Feb '25

Parents
Definition

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

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Comment

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

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

Fuzzy set

No

BCIO lower level ontology

Mechanisms of Action