EMOTION CATEGORIES



Clark Elliott, 1992
after Ortony, et al., 1988

GROUP

SPECIFICATION

CATEGORY LABEL AND EMOTION TYPE

Well-Being appraisal of a situation as an event joy: pleased about an event
distress: displeased about an event
Fortunes-of-Others presumed value of a situation as an
event affecting another
happy-for: pleased about an event desirable for another
gloating: pleased about an event undesirable for another
resentment: displeased about an event desirable for another
sorry-for: displeased about an event undesirable for another
Prospect-based appraisal of a situation as a prospective
event
hope: pleased about a prospective desirable event
fear: displeased about a prospective undesirable event
Confirmation appraisal of a situation as confirming
or disconfirming an expectation
satisfaction: pleased about a confirmed desirable event
relief: pleased about a disconfirmed undesirable event
fears-confirmed: displeased about a confirmed undesirable event
disappointment: displeased about a disconfirmed desirable event
Attribution appraisal of a situation as an accountable
act of some agent
pride: approving of one's own act
admiration: approving of another's act
shame: disapproving of one's own act
reproach: disapproving of another's act
Attraction appraisal of a situation as containing
an attractive or unattractive object
liking: finding an object appealing
disliking: finding an object unappealing
Well-being/
Attribution
compound emotions gratitude: admiration+joy
anger: reproach+distress
gratification: pride+joy
remorse: shame+distress
Attraction/
Attribution
compound emotion extensions love:admiration+liking
hate:reproach+disliking