Emotion Books

New and Published Books

1. Cognition & Emotion

   Reviews of Current Research and Theories

   Edited by Jan De Houwer, Dirk Hermans

   Emotions are complex and multifaceted phenomena. Although they have been examined from a variety of perspectives, the study of the interaction between cognition and emotion has always occupied a unique position within emotion research. Many philosophers and psychologists have been fascinated by the...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Changing Emotions

   Edited by Dirk Hermans, Bernard Rimé, Batja Mesquita

   The question ‘how far can emotions be changed?’ lies at the heart of innumerable psychological interventions. Although often viewed as static, changes in the intensity, quality, and complexity of emotion can occur from moment to moment, and also over longer periods of time, often as a result of...

   Published February 20th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior

   Building on Jack Brehm's Contributions to Psychology

   Edited by Rex A. Wright, Jeff Greenberg, Sharon S. Brehm

   This book honors Jack W. Brehm's contributions to psychology, all of which revolve around a central theme of motivation and social behavior. It begins with two personal chapters and then presents a collection of cutting-edge, substantive chapters authored by researchers whose work Brehm has...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
4. The Psychology of Evaluation

   Affective Processes in Cognition and Emotion

   Edited by Jochen Musch, Karl C. Klauer

   The affective connotations of environmental stimuli are evaluated spontaneously and with minimal cognitive processing. The activated evaluations influence subsequent emotional and cognitive processes. Featuring original contributions from leading researchers active in this area, this book reviews...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Psychology Press
5. The Regulation of Emotion

   Edited by Pierre Philippot, Robert S. Feldman

   The main goal of this volume is to present, in an integrated framework, the newest, most contemporary perspectives on emotion regulation. The book includes empirically-grounded work and theories that are central to our understanding of the processes that constitute emotion regulation and their...

   Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press
6. Emotion Lateralisation Through the Lifespan

   Edited by Victoria Bourne, Dawn Watling, Lance Workman

   Series: Special Issues of Laterality

   A wide range of research explores patterns of lateralisation for processing emotion. Yet, relatively little explores how emotion lateralisation changes across the lifespan. This special issue addresses this gap in our understanding, focusing on what might influence the development of laterality for...

   Published November 20th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Loneliness Updated

   Recent research on loneliness and how it affects our lives

   Edited by Ami Rokach

   "To be alone is to be different. To be different is to be alone, and to be in the interior of this fatal circle is to be lonely. To be lonely is to have failed" (Susan Schultz, 1976) Loneliness carries a significant social stigma, as lack of friendship and social ties is socially undesirable, and...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. Emotion and Reason

   Mind, Brain, and the Social Domains of Work and Love

   By Warren TenHouten

   Although much academic work has been done on the areas of mind, brain, and society, a theoretical synthesis of the three levels of analysis – the biological, the mental, and the social – has not until now been put forward. In Emotion and Reason, Warren TenHouten presents a truly comprehensive...

   Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
9. Parenting and the Child's World

   Influences on Academic, Intellectual, and Social-emotional Development

   Edited by John G. Borkowski, Sharon Landesma Ramey, Marie Bristol-Power

   Series: Monographs in Parenting Series

   Stimulated by the publication of The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris, Parenting and the Child's World was conceived around the notion that there are multiple sources of influence on children's development, including parenting behavior, family resources, genetic and other biological factors...

   Published June 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
10. Emotions and Human Mobility

    Ethnographies of Movement

    Edited by Maruška Svašek

    This book provides insights into the emotional dimensions of human mobility. Drawing on findings and theoretical discussions in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, linguistics, migration studies, human geography and political science, the authors offer interdisciplinary...

    Published June 20th 2012 by Routledge