A leading psychologist challenged her audience to view love as co-experienced positive emotions during a presentation last month at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The talk, the ...

Many of us seek happiness as a guiding aim in our lives. But what about being content? Are feelings of contentment just a lesser, diluted form of happiness—or something distinct and valuable to pursue ...

"There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm." John H. Vincent In order to explain and understand emotions, we can divide them into two groups: The emotions we term 'positive' and those that ...

Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...

The display of emotion evokes a particular kind of raw vulnerability. Emotions are integral to both intrapersonal and interpersonal interactions, substantially refining how we see ourselves and the ...

Much of the psychological research on emotions focuses on what are termed the “universal” and basic emotions of happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and surprise. There are, however, more complex emotions ...

New research published in Cognition and Emotion suggests that people who feel lonelier tend to experience more emotional ups and downs—especially with positive emotions—throughout their daily lives.

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive emotions, such as joy or happiness, are strengthened during sleep. The study, ...