TY - JOUR
T1 - Frontal EEG asymmetry as a moderator and mediator of emotion
AU - Coan, James A.
AU - Allen, John J.B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported, in part, by a Young Investigator award from NARSAD (John Allen) and a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (James Coan). Portions of the present work appear in Coan and Allen (2003a) and appear with permission. Address for correspondence: James A. Coan, W.M. Keck Center for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA. E-mail: [email protected] or John J.B. Allen, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0068, USA. E-mail: [email protected] .
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - Frontal EEG asymmetry appears to serve as (1) an individual difference variable related to emotional responding and emotional disorders, and (2) a state-dependent concomitant of emotional responding. Such findings, highlighted in this review, suggest that frontal EEG asymmetry may serve as both a moderator and a mediator of emotion- and motivation-related constructs. Unequivocal evidence supporting frontal EEG asymmetry as a moderator and/or mediator of emotion is lacking, as insufficient attention has been given to analyzing the frontal EEG asymmetries in terms of moderators and mediators. The present report reviews the frontal EEG asymmetry literature from the framework of moderators and mediators, and overviews data analytic strategies that would support claims of moderation and mediation.
AB - Frontal EEG asymmetry appears to serve as (1) an individual difference variable related to emotional responding and emotional disorders, and (2) a state-dependent concomitant of emotional responding. Such findings, highlighted in this review, suggest that frontal EEG asymmetry may serve as both a moderator and a mediator of emotion- and motivation-related constructs. Unequivocal evidence supporting frontal EEG asymmetry as a moderator and/or mediator of emotion is lacking, as insufficient attention has been given to analyzing the frontal EEG asymmetries in terms of moderators and mediators. The present report reviews the frontal EEG asymmetry literature from the framework of moderators and mediators, and overviews data analytic strategies that would support claims of moderation and mediation.
KW - Emotion
KW - Frontal EEG Asymmetry
KW - Mediators
KW - Moderators
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.03.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15130524
AN - SCOPUS:2342531081
SN - 0301-0511
VL - 67
SP - 7
EP - 50
JO - Biological Psychology
JF - Biological Psychology
IS - 1-2
ER -