Negative Affect
"Negative affect is a broad concept that can be summarized as feelings of emotional distress; more specifically, it is a construct that is defined by the common variance between anxiety, sadness, fear, anger, guilt and shame, irritability, and other unpleasant emotions."
Category: Therapy & Therapeutic Techniques
Citation: Stringer, D. M. (2013). Negative affect. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of behavioral medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_606