Many studies have highlighted the role that positive emotions play in promoting eudaimonic
well-being, yet often fail to differentiate between discrete positive emotions (eg gratitude�…

Romantic love is often thought of as a paradigmatic example of an emotion. Indeed,
according to the psychological research, many ordinary people categorize it this way. 1�…

The study of close relationships is both a subarea within social psychology and a field
involving scholars from many disciplines. We first describe the development and current�…

Studies suggest that emotional complexity—the experience of positive and negative emotion
in response to the same event—is unusual in Western samples. However, recent research�…

The article presents the case to consider tenderness a basic emotion, using the criteria
proposed by Ekman (in Handbook of cognition and emotion, Wiley, England, 1999). The first�…

Romantic love appears to be a nearly universal phenomenon, appearing in every culture for
which data are available (Janowiak & Fischer, 1992) and in every historical era (Hatfield &�…

This study investigated the elicitation of smiling and laughter and the role of facial display
regulation markers (eg, down-regulating of a smile or laugh) in positive emotions. In a�…

This chapter is intended to guide scholars in their qualitative research journey on emotions
in the family business by crafting a roadmap around theoretical, empirical and�…

This chapter discusses the fact that passionate love and sexual desire are universal desires.
Passionate love is a universal emotion. Yet despite its universality, culture has a profound�…

Because remaining love feelings for an ex-partner are negatively associated with recovery
from a romantic break-up, it may be helpful to decrease those love feelings. Love regulation�…