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Broadly, I’m interested in developmental affective and interoceptive sciences. My research seeks to illuminate how the visceral body, as well as the ability to sense and make sense of it (i.e., interoception), shapes adolescents' socioemotional experiences and development. I'm also interested in emotion granularity as an individual difference in affective experiences. I value the importance of examining the roles of early experiences (e.g., adversity, parental socialization) in shaping emotion and emotion-body connections. I hope to leverage and incorporate biomarkers, surveys, experiments, psychophysiology, neuroimaging, and ecological momentary assessment to holistically understand bodily contributions to emotions and social cognition.
For inquiries regarding my research, feel free to contact me at ckl5780@psu.edu.
Research Topics
Research Topics
Emotion Granularity Across Development and Timescales
Emotion Granularity Across Development and Timescales
Emotion granularity, also known as emotion differentiation, refers to the ability to distinguish different emotional states (e.g., sad vs. anger). Individuals with high emotion granularity can construct precise, context-specific emotions. Psychological constructivism posits that the granularity of emotional experiences reflects one's repertoire of emotion concepts, which are learned through lived experiences. For this line of work, I'm interested in how emotion granularity is developed across the lifespan and the factors that may influence its development (e.g., adversity, parental socialization). In addition, I investigate how emotion granularity is implicated in mental and physical health. I leverage ecological momentary assessment and daily diary to examine both trait and momentary emotion granularity.
Adolescent Interoceptive Development
Adolescent Interoceptive Development
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