Positive and negative affectivity for academic and interpersonal domains: Relations to general affectivity, extraversion, and neuroticism

The present study examined the relations between positive and negative affectivity for academic and interpersonal domains with a measure of general affectivity. Results of within-group analyses of variances indicated that scores on measures of positive and negative affectivity for academic situations were significantly different compared with scores for interpersonal and general affectivity. Consistent with previous research, measures of general positive and negative affectivity were found to remain significantly associated with measures of extraversion and neuroticism, respectively, even after controlling for domain specific affectivity. Overall, the present findings indicate that emotional experience might differ considerably across different domains. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.