The Good and Bad of Ambivalence: Desiring Ambivalence Under Outcome Uncertainty

Decades of past research point to the downside of evaluative inconsistency (i.e., ambivalence), suggesting that it is an unpleasant state that can result in negative affect. Consequently, people are often motivated to resolve their ambivalence in various ways. We propose that people sometimes desire...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of personality and social psychology 2016-04, Vol.110 (4), p.493-508
Hauptverfasser: Reich, Taly, Wheeler, S. Christian
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