In recent years, there has been growing empirical interest in examining the role of affect dynamics in mental health. However, research on affect has largely progressed independently in the basic and applied sciences, yielding significant advances in each domain but little cross-disciplinary integration. This special issue addresses this gap by showcasing some of the most promising recent developments in the field. The articles featured in this special issue offer insights into key innovations in affect dynamics and their potential implications for mental health interventions. Comprising a total of 17 articles, the issue is divided into two sections: Daily Life Assessment of Affect, encompassing seven articles, and In-Treatment Assessment of Affect, comprising 10 articles. In this editorial, we synthesize the contributions of these articles and propose a set of fundamental principles for conducting and interpreting research on the role of affect dynamics as mechanisms of change in mental health interventions. These principles encompass (a) the content of affect research related to mental health and its treatment (the What), (b) the timing of the assessment (the When), (c) the target populations under investigation (the Who), and (d) the methodologies employed (the How). The synthesis presented here, along with the articles featured in this special issue, holds significant potential to inform clinical research and practice on the role of affect dynamics in mental health interventions and stimulate future scientific inquiry in this important area. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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情感动力学作为心理健康干预措施变化机制的作用：整合应用科学和基础科学。


近年来，人们对研究情感动力学在心理健康中的作用越来越感兴趣。然而，情感研究在基础科学和应用科学中很大程度上是独立发展的，在每个领域都取得了重大进展，但跨学科整合却很少。本期特刊通过展示该领域一些最有前途的最新进展来解决这一差距。本期特刊中的文章深入探讨了情感动态的关键创新及其对心理健康干预措施的潜在影响。本期共 17 篇文章，分为两个部分：日常生活影响评估（7 篇文章）和治疗中影响评估（10 篇文章）。在这篇社论中，我们综合了这些文章的贡献，并提出了一套基本原则，用于进行和解释情感动力学作为心理健康干预变化机制的作用的研究。这些原则包括（a）与心理健康及其治疗相关的情感研究的内容（“什么”），（b）评估的时间（“何时”），（c）调查的目标人群（“谁”），以及(d) 采用的方法（方法）。本文介绍的综合文章以及本期特刊中的文章具有巨大的潜力，可以为有关情感动力学在心理健康干预措施中的作用的临床研究和实践提供信息，并刺激这一重要领域的未来科学探究。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。