Identity-Based Irrationality and the Goal-Directed Theory of Emotions
Published online on February 12, 2026
Abstract
Emotion Review, Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 85-88, April 2026.
This article introduces identity-based irrationality, a form of emotional irrationality that arises when the evaluations eliciting an emotion conflict with a person's deep, identity-constituting beliefs and desires. While the goal-directed theory (GDT) of ...
This article introduces identity-based irrationality, a form of emotional irrationality that arises when the evaluations eliciting an emotion conflict with a person's deep, identity-constituting beliefs and desires. While the goal-directed theory (GDT) of ...