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“Owning” your emotions: Reactions to expressions of self- versus other-attributed positive and negative emotions

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The value of “owning one’s own emotions” is a much-touted but little studied claim. The present study tested the notion that people would react more positively when speakers used “I” messages to express negative emotions as compared to “You” messages. We also tested the effect of “I” vs. “You” messages when the speaker expressed positive emotions. Our results failed to support the significance of attributing negative emotions to oneself rather than the recipient: no differences were found between these two conditions in recipients’ perception of the effectiveness, positive politeness, or negative politeness of the messages, nor in respondents’ positive and negative emotional reactions. However, respondents found messages attributed to them by the speaker (e.g., “You” messages) to be more positively polite and more effective, and reacted with more positive and less negative emotions. These results suggest that any expression of negative emotions is viewed negatively by recipients, but they appreciate getting credit for speakers’ positive emotions.

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attribution theory, conflict, emotions, emotional communication
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Bippus, Amy. and Young, Stacy. "“Owning” your emotions: Reactions to expressions of self- versus other-attributed positive and negative emotions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p112326_index.html>

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Bippus, A. M. and Young, S. L. , 2003-05-27 "“Owning” your emotions: Reactions to expressions of self- versus other-attributed positive and negative emotions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p112326_index.html

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Abstract: The value of “owning one’s own emotions” is a much-touted but little studied claim. The present study tested the notion that people would react more positively when speakers used “I” messages to express negative emotions as compared to “You” messages. We also tested the effect of “I” vs. “You” messages when the speaker expressed positive emotions. Our results failed to support the significance of attributing negative emotions to oneself rather than the recipient: no differences were found between these two conditions in recipients’ perception of the effectiveness, positive politeness, or negative politeness of the messages, nor in respondents’ positive and negative emotional reactions. However, respondents found messages attributed to them by the speaker (e.g., “You” messages) to be more positively polite and more effective, and reacted with more positive and less negative emotions. These results suggest that any expression of negative emotions is viewed negatively by recipients, but they appreciate getting credit for speakers’ positive emotions.

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Owning Emotions 1 Owning Emotions 2 Abstract The value of “owning one’s own emotions” is a much-touted but little studied claim. The present study tested the notion that people would react more positively when speakers used “I” messages to express negative emotions as compared to “You” messages. We also tested the effect of “I” vs. “You” messages when the speaker expressed positive emotions. Our results failed to support the significance of attributing negative emotions to oneself rather than the
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