What is shared, what is different? Core relational themes and expressive displays of eight positive emotions

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-52

  Campos, Belinda ^a   Shiota, Michelle N ^b   Keltner, Dacher ^c   Gonzaga, Gian C ^d   Goetz, Jennifer L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d eHarmony   (United States)

^e CENTRE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Core relational theme; Differentiation; Expressive display; Positive emotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMUSEMENT; ARTICLE; AWE; CONTENTMENT; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GRATITUDE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTEREST; LOVE; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874334070     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2012.683852     Document Type: Article

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