Facing the limitations to self-reported well-being: Integrating the facial expression and well-being literatures

Kevin J. Eschleman; Nathan A. Bowling

doi:10.1108/S1479-3555(2010)0000008008

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Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being

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Facing the limitations to self-reported well-being: Integrating the facial expression and well-being literatures

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Title:	Facing the limitations to self-reported well-being: Integrating the facial expression and well-being literatures
Author(s):	Kevin J. Eschleman, Nathan A. Bowling
Volume:	8 Editor(s): Pamela L. Perrewé, Daniel C. Ganster ISBN: 978-1-84950-712-7 eISBN: 978-1-84950-713-4
Citation:	Kevin J. Eschleman, Nathan A. Bowling (2010), Facing the limitations to self-reported well-being: Integrating the facial expression and well-being literatures, in Pamela L. Perrewé, Daniel C. Ganster (ed.) New Developments in Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to Job Stress (Research in Occupational Stress and Well-being, Volume 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.199-235
DOI:	10.1108/S1479-3555(2010)0000008008 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	Theorists, such as Darwin and Aristotle, have long argued that facial expressions communicate information about a person's emotional state. Recently, validated coding strategies for facial expressions have been developed, which enable researchers to reliably assess a person's affect. Although social, health, and clinical psychologists have regularly employed these objective measures of facial expressions (OMFE), occupational stress and well-being researchers are yet to benefit from this method. The subsequent chapter integrates the facial expression and occupational well-being literature. Specifically, we discuss the advantages of OMFE over self-reports and implications of OMFE for future research on occupational well-being.