In a largely sleep-deprived society, quantifying the effects of sleep loss on emotion is critical
for promoting psychological health. This preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis …

It is commonly assumed that a person's emotional state can be readily inferred from his or
her facial movements, typically called emotional expressions or facial expressions. This …

A growing body of empirical research suggests that brief contact with natural environments
improves emotional well-being. The current study synthesizes this body of research using …

Emotions matter in politics-enthusiastic supporters return politicians to office, angry citizens
march in the streets, a fearful public demands protection from the government. Anxious …

Interest in and research on disgust has surged over the past few decades. The field,
however, still lacks a coherent theoretical framework for understanding the evolved function …

Although the psychological benefits of mindfulness training on emotion regulation are well-
documented, the precise mechanisms underlying these effects remain unclear. In the …

Over the last decades, theoretical perspectives in the interdisciplinary field of the affective
sciences have proliferated rather than converged due to differing assumptions about what …

While trait positive emotionality and state positive-valence affect have long been the subject
of intense study, the importance of differentiating among several “discrete” positive emotions …

We present, test, and extend a theoretical framework that connects disgust, a powerful basic
human emotion, to political attitudes through psychological mechanisms designed to protect …

Neuroimaging has identified many correlates of emotion but has not yet yielded brain
representations predictive of the intensity of emotional experiences in individuals. We used …