“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�…

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

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�…

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�…

The present work tracks some of the most well-known thinkers on love in the Western
philosophical tradition, where various theories emerge, conflict, converge, and fade away�…

Love and intimacy are central to us, which is sought by almost everyone, and while we seem
to know what they are, they are not easily described. The present volume includes eleven�…

The study of emotions within the language sciences has been an area of scholarly interest
since the 1880s. Emotion analysis in this field primarily examines the expression of�…

The Ming era in China (1368-1644) witnessed a thriving courtesan culture, which this
dissertation explores through detailed original analysis of diverse primary sources including�…