Recent findings suggest the processing of emotional stimuli is prioritized compared to
neutral stimuli; however, it is not necessarily automatic and depends on several modulating …

When people ruminate about an unfortunate encounter with a loved one, savor a long-
sought accomplishment, or hold in mind feelings from a marvelous or regretfully tragic …

Despite centuries of speculation about how to manage negative emotions, little is actually
known about which emotion-regulation strategies people choose to use when confronted …

Anxiety is the most prevalent psychiatric problem of our time. Decades of research have
gone into probing its mysteries and developing treatments. But what if we've been thinking …

Measurement effects exist throughout the sciences–the act of measuring often changes the
properties of the observed. We suggest emotion research is no exception. The awareness …

Researchers interested in affect have often questioned the existence of neutral affective
states. In this paper, we review and challenge three beliefs that researchers might hold …

Research shows that cognitive reappraisal is an effective emotion regulation (ER) strategy
that often has clear benefits. Yet, surprisingly, recent findings demonstrate that people use …

Costly third-party interventions have been regarded as hallmarks of moral behavior,
because they are unlikely to be motivated by self-interest. This research investigated the …

Highlights•Positivity is not an inherent quality of affective states, but a category imposed by
theorists and researchers.•Subjectively pleasant affect, approach motivation, and emotional …

BackgroundMood plays an important role in our life which is illustrated by the disruptive
impact of aberrant mood states in depression. Although vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has …