The Social Nature of Emotions

• Main Author: Agneta H. Fischer (auth)
• Other Authors: Gerben A. van Kleef (auth), Arik Cheshin (auth), Iris K. Schneider (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; emotion processing; emotion; affective science; Group processes; culture; emotional expression; social interaction; Interpersonal Relations
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Emotion is a defining aspect of the human condition. Emotions pervade our social and professional lives, they affect our thinking and behavior, and they profoundly shape our relationships and social interactions. Emotions have traditionally been conceptualized and studied as individual phenomena, wi...