The positive side of negative emotions / edited by W. Gerrod Parrott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parrott, W. Gerrod, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions.

Physical Description:

xvi, 304 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2014]

Contents:

Part I Specific Negative Emotions

1 Can Sadness Be Good for You?: On the Cognitive, Motivational, and Interpersonal Benefits of Negative Affect / Joseph P. Forgas Forgas, Joseph P. 3

2 Anxiety as an Adaptive Emotion / Adam M. Perkins Perkins, Adam M., Philip J. Corr Corr, Philip J. 37

3 Anger Is a Positive Emotion / Ursula Hess Hess, Ursula 55

4 Can Negative Social Emotions Have Positive Consequences?: An Examination of Embarrassment, Shame, Guilt, Jealousy, and Envy / Nicole E. Henniger Henniger, Nicole E., Christine R. Harris Harris, Christine R. 76

Part II Social and Cultural Aspects of Negative Emotions

5 When Negative Emotions Benefit Close Relationships / Levi R. Baker Baker, Levi R., James K. McNulty McNulty, James K., Nickola C. Overall Overall, Nickola C. 101

6 On the Social Influence of Negative Emotional Expressions / Gerben A. Van Kleef Kleef, Gerben A. Van, Stéphane Côté Côté, Stéphane 126

7 Listening to Negative Emotions: How Culture Constrains What We Hear / Yulia E. Chentsova-Dutton Chentsova-Dutton, Yulia E., Nicole Senft Senft, Nicole, Andrew G. Ryder Ryder, Andrew G. 146

8 The Function of Negative Emotions in the Confucian Tradition / Louise Sundararajan Sundararajan, Louise 179

Part III The Desirability of Negative Emotions

9 Why Might People Want to Feel Bad?: Motives in Contrahedonic Emotion Regulation / Maya Tamir Tamir, Maya, Yochanan Bigman Bigman, Yochanan 201

10 Negative Emotions and the Meaningful Sides of Media Entertainment / Mary Beth Oliver Oliver, Mary Beth, Anne Bartsch Bartsch, Anne, Tilo Hartmann Hartmann, Tilo 224

11 The Right Tool for the Job: Functional Analysis and Evaluating Positivity/Negativity / Julie K. Norem Norem, Julie K. 247

12 Feeling, Function, and the Place of Negative Emotions in a Happy Life / W. Gerrod Parrott Parrott, W. Gerrod 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781462513338

1462513336

OCLC:

857740792