Emotion expression, decision-making and well-being.
OBJECTIVE
This chapter discusses the role of emotion expression in decision-making. To understand connections between emotion and decision it is helpful first to differentiate between emotion experience and emotion expression. Understanding how emotion expression influences decision-making is important as a practical matter. However, in contrast to emotion experience, economic research has paid little attention to the significance of emotion expression in decision-making.


METHODS
I review recent studies on emotion expression, paying specific attention to possible connections between emotion expression, punishment, fair economic exchange, and well-being.


CONCLUSIONS
In contrast to emotions, which are typically difficult to control, I suggest that opportunities for emotion expression can feasibly be manipulated through appropriately designed policies. I further suggest that this approach may have the ability to positively affect well-being and economic outcomes. VALUE OF THE CHAPTER: The chapter provides new perspectives on how policy-makers can benefit by understanding the effect of emotion expression in decision-making. The chapter also suggests future research to improve our understanding of emotion expression.
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Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA, USA.
D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006801:Humans; D012922:Social Change