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31. Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life

    2nd Edition

    Edited by John H. Beck

    Since the release of the very successful first edition in 2001, the field of emotional intelligence has grown in sophistication and importance. Many new and talented researchers have come into the field and techniques in EI measurement have dramatically increased so that we now know much more about...

    Published January 12th 2006 by Psychology Press
32. Cultural Psychology

    A Perspective on Psychological Functioning and Social Reform

    By Carl Ratner

    Carl Ratner's new book deepens our understanding of psychology by emphasizing the role that cultural factors, such as social institutions, artifacts, and cultural concepts play in psychological functioning. The author demonstrates the impact of culture on stimulating and structuring emotion,...

    Published November 16th 2005 by Psychology Press
33. Social Motivation, Justice, and the Moral Emotions

    An Attributional Approach

    By Bernard Weiner

    Social Motivation, Justice, and the Moral Emotions proposes an attribution theory of interpersonal or social motivation that distinguishes between the role of thinking and feeling in determining action. The place of this theory within the larger fields of motivation and attributional analyses is...

    Published August 9th 2005 by Psychology Press
34. Compassion

    Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy

    Edited by Paul Gilbert

    What is compassion, how does it affect the quality of our lives and how can we develop compassion for ourselves and others? Humans are capable of extreme cruelty but also considerable compassion. Often neglected in Western psychology, this book looks at how compassion may have evolved, and is...

    Published February 2nd 2005 by Routledge
35. Emotion in Social Relations

    Cultural, Group, and Interpersonal Processes

    By Brian Parkinson, Agneta H. Fischer, Antony S.R. Manstead

    Within psychology, emotion is often treated as something private and personal. In contrast, this book tries to understand emotion from the 'outside,' by examining the everyday social settings in which it operates. Three levels of social influence are considered in decreasing order of inclusiveness...

    Published November 23rd 2004 by Psychology Press
36. Safer Sex in Personal Relationships

    The Role of Sexual Scripts in HIV Infection and Prevention

    By Tara M. Emmers-Sommer, Mike Allen

    Series: LEA's Series on Personal Relationships

    This book focuses on safer sex discussion and practice in close, personal relationships, emphasizing research on individuals in personal relationship types that are experiencing a rise in HIV infection and AIDS. Moving beyond studies of gay adult males and IV drug-users, this work paints a clear...

    Published October 12th 2004 by Routledge
37. The State of Affairs

    Explorations in infidelity and Commitment

    Edited by Jean Duncombe, Kaeren Harrison, Graham Allan, Dennis Marsden

    Series: LEA's Series on Personal Relationships

    This volume brings together contributions on the study of sexual affairs in committed personal relationships. The editors enlisted colleagues with varied theoretical and methodological perspectives from Britain, the United States, and other countries. Together, their contributions provide a broad,...

    Published April 27th 2004 by Psychology Press
38. Communication and Emotion

    Essays in Honor of Dolf Zillmann

    Edited by Jennings Bryant, David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Joanne Cantor

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    This collection serves two important functions: it synthesizes theory and research in the vital and vibrant area of communication and emotion, and it highlights the scholarly work and contributions of Dolf Zillmann, the preeminent contributor to this area of inquiry.As one of the most productive...

    Published March 31st 2003 by Routledge
39. The Verbal Communication of Emotions

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Susan R. Fussell

    This book pulls together new research and theory on the verbal communication of emotions by an international, cross-disciplinary group of recognized experts in affective communication. The book's goal is to provide readers with a comprehensive view of current research and encourage...

    Published May 31st 2002 by Psychology Press
40. Theories of Mood and Cognition

    A User's Guidebook

    Edited by Leonard L. Martin, Gerald L. Clore

    Approaching the topic from a social psychological viewpoint, this book provides a forum for some currently active theorists to provide concise descriptions of their models in a way that addresses four of the most central issues in the field: How does affect influence memory, judgment, information...

    Published December 31st 2000 by Psychology Press