These 11 studies of emotions seem to support the structure of the SDG*Chart of Emotions.
1) gladness + joy
”Analyses of the data establish clear distinctions between elation and gladness and suggest that there may also be a distinct structure for joy.”
-DE RIVERA, Joseph et al,(1989). Distinguishing elation, gladness, and joy.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 57(6), Dec 1989, 1015-1023
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/57/6/1015/
2) activity + vitality
“possible involvement the opioids in the exercise-induced enhancement of natural immunity is discussed”
-JONSDOTTIR, IH (1997). Physical exercise, endogenous opioids and immune function.
Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. Supplementum [1997, 640:47-50]
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/9401605
3) affection + faithfulness
”affection is positively correlated to the level of commitment”
-HOROWITZ, Amy et al, (1983). Reciprocity and Affection. Past Influences on Current Caregiving.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work , Volume 5, Issue 3,1983, 5-20
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J083V05N03_02#.VPXYzk0cSUk
4) alieniation + agony
“Recent research indicates that ostracism is painful”
-VAN BEEST, Ilja; WILLIAMS, Kipling D (2006). When inclusion costs and ostracism pays, ostracism still hurts.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology91.5 (Nov 2006): 918-928.
http://search.proquest.com/psycarticles/docview/614454233/EEE5CE9C34DF4908PQ/6?accountid=11774
5) alienation + despair
”Those with the lowest level of social support were most likely to be thinking about killing themselves one year later.”
-HANDLEY, Tonelle et el (2011). You’ve got to have friends: the predictive value of social integration and support in suicidal ideation among rural communities
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology August 2012, Volume 47, Issue 8, pp 1281-1290
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-011-0436-y
6) depression + motionlessness
“Sufficient evidence now exists for the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of clinical depression.”
FOX, Kenneth R Fox, (1999). The influence of physical activity on mental well-being.
Public Health Nutrition / Volume 2 / Supplement 3a / March 1999, pp 411-418
7) anxiety + motionlessness
“exercise training improved anxiety levels”
-LONG, Bonita C. (1995). Effects of exercise training on anxiety: A meta-analysis
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Volume 7, Issue 2, 1995
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10413209508406963#.VPiRU00cSUk
8) anxiety + helplessness
“Individuals with high math anxiety demonstrated smaller working memory spans” –
ASHCRAFT, Mark H, (2001).
The relationships among working memory, math anxiety, and performance.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Vol 130(2), Jun 2001, 224-237.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/xge/130/2/224/
9) busyness + symptoms
“Wound healing took significantly longer in caregivers than in controls.”
-KIECOLT-GLASER, J.K. (1995). Slowing of wound healing by psychological stress.
Lancet, Volume 346, Issue 8984, 4 November 1995, Pages 1194–1196
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673695928995
10) envy + temptation
”Four studies tested the hypothesis that the emotion of benign envy, but not the emotions of admiration or malicious envy, motivates people to improve themselves.”
-VAN DE VEN, Niels,et al. (2011). Why Envy Outperforms Admiration.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, June 2011 vol. 37 no. 6 784-795
http://psp.sagepub.com/content/37/6/784.short
11) envy+ admiration
”The close relations between envy, admiration, and narcissism are illustrated with the case of a 26-yr-old woman.”
-SANDELL, Rolf (1993). Envy and admiration.
The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol 74(6), Dec 1993, 1213-1221
http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1994-26622-001
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