Relationship between Affective Forecasting and Resilience: A Study among College Students from Kottayam District of Central Kerala

Abstract

Affective forecasting is the ability to foresee or predict one’s future emotional states. Previous research suggests that affective forecasting is a highly complex and intricate process that is also very prone to cognitive biases. Affective forecasting is a good framework for understanding various aspects of human behaviour ranging from decision-making to various psychopathology conditions. The present study aims to examine the relationship between affective forecasting and resilience among college students in Kerala. The positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS) and brief resilience scale (BRS) were used to collect data and were analysed in a correlational research design. Contrary to previous research findings the study does not show any significant correlation between positive and negative affect forecasting with resilience. This finding provides the possibility for considering other factors such as personality and cultural aspects that may influence college students.