<p>The trait-consistent, affect regulation hypothesis states that people seek to create affective experiences that are consistent with their traits. The state-consistent, affect regulation hypothesis states that people seek to create affect which is consistent with their mood situation. The social explanation of these hypotheses is that people seek feedback from others which produces trait and state-consistent affect which validates the person’s self-concept/world view. Two specific hypotheses were tested. First, trait positive people would seek out people who are feeling positive affect and that trait negative people would seek out people who are feeling negative affect. Second, as people find themselves in situations that cause their mood to change from positive to negative, they would decreasingly seek out people who are experiencing positive affect and increasingly seek out people who are experiencing negative affect. Participants filled out trait measures of positive and negative affect and measures of the extent to which they would seek out associates experiencing positive and negative affect, under mood conditions ranging from positive (ecstatic) to negative (black). Support was found for trait-affect consistency for positive and negative affect and state-affect consistency for positive affect. Neurotics and people in a black mood seek people experiencing negative affect.</p>