Highlights•To safeguard cooperation, ruptured cooperative relationships must be
repaired.•From early in ontogeny, this requirement is met by the social emotion of guilt.•The …

The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the
development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

Guilt serves vital prosocial functions: It motivates transgressors to make amends, thus
restoring damaged relationships. Previous developmental research on guilt has not clearly …

In the wake of corporate transgressions and scandals, how do apologizers' expressed
emotions affect investors' perceptions of the organization in question? We analyzed the …

Humans rely heavily on their prosocial relationships. We propose that the experience and
display of prosocial emotions evolved to regulate such relationships through inhibiting …

Emotion understanding goes beyond recognizing emotional displays—it also involves
reasoning about how people's emotions are affected by their subjective evaluations of what …

What is happiness? Is happiness about feeling good or about being good? Across 5 studies,
we explored the nature and origins of our happiness concept developmentally and cross …

When we commit transgressions, we need to be forgiven to restore our friendships and
social standing. Two main ways we can elicit forgiveness is through asking for forgiveness …

Nurturing Children describes children's lives transformed through therapy. Drawing on
decades of experience, internationally respected clinician and trainer Graham Music tackles …