We review the burgeoning literature on the social effects of emotions, documenting the
impact of emotional expressions on observers' affect, cognition, and behavior. We find …

The purpose of this review is to extend previous review findings by providing an updated
overview of the literature on the connection of gratitude to human health, specifically …

The definitive, practical handbook on positive psychology and character strengths for
practitioners working in coaching, psychology, education, and business–start using …

In this article we review the emerging literature on the self-transcendent emotions. We
discuss how the self-transcendent emotions differ from other positive emotions and outline …

Social psychologists have a longstanding interest in the mechanisms responsible for the
beneficial effects of positive social connections. This article reviews and integrates two …

Highlights•Diverse processes have been shown to contribute to relationship well-being.•
Responsiveness provides an integrated conceptual model that links these processes.• …

We propose that asymmetric dependence between individuals (ie, power) produces
asymmetric social distance, with high-power individuals feeling more distant than low-power …

While trait positive emotionality and state positive-valence affect have long been the subject
of intense study, the importance of differentiating among several “discrete” positive emotions …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Recent theory posits that the emotion of gratitude uniquely functions to build a high-quality
relationship between a grateful person and the target of his or her gratitude, that is, the …