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Emotions and their development are complex processes. Emotions are dynamic; involve multiple biological, psychological, and social systems; and can be idiosyncratic. However, much of the research on emotional development has used methods that do not capture the dynamic nature of emotions; focus only on one biological, psychological, or social system; and/or do not account for individual differences. I provide an overview of current methods for developmental studies on emotion dynamics. First, I introduce methods for examining emotions as dynamic processes. Then, I extend this discussion to multiple burst designs that capture emotion dynamics at multiple time scales (Ram & Diehl, 2015). Throughout, I discuss approaches for both individual and interpersonal emotion dynamics that are applicable across the lifespan. I conclude with a discussion of future directions in the study of emotion dynamics and their development. |
