Virtual influencers, digitally-created characters with realistic human-like appearances, have
emerged as a distinctive type of virtual humans prominently featured in various virtual�…

“Hope for the future”,“enthusiasm for a cause”, and “buzzed with excitement” are common
phrases alluding to the role that hope, enthusiasm, and excitement play in motivating us�…

Drawing upon regulatory fit theory, the current work investigates how the interaction
between regulatory mode and positive emotion influences consumer social media�…

Scientific research on romantic love has been relatively sparse but is becoming more
prevalent, as it should. Unfortunately, several misconceptions about romantic love are�…

Uncertainty about the future often leads to worries about what the future will bring, which can
have negative consequences for health and well-being. However, if worry can act as a�…

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Emotions are complex mental states that
resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are�…

Love is the most important and intense experience of our life. It pushes us to elation, to
heartbreak, to sing for joy and sob in disappointment. Connecting in this way to others is an�…

Cuteness, as described through Konrad Lorenz's Kindchenschema, refers to a youthful and
fragile appearance through a set of physical features such as large eyes, a round head, and�…

Love is defined and examined as an emotion, using the psychoevolutionary theory of
emotions developed by Robert Plutchik and extended to social psychiatry by Henry�…

Emotion understanding (EU) ability is associated with healthy social functioning and
psychological well-being. Across three studies, we develop and present validity evidence for�…