Interpersonal Dynamics of Emotion - Toward an Integrative Theory of Emotions As Social Information

Emotional expressions are omnipresent, but how do they influence us? This book highlights the pervasive interpersonal effects of emotions.

List of contents

1. Emotion: an interpersonal perspective; Part I. Emotions as Social Information (EASI) Theory: 2. Emotions as social information; 3. Mechanisms involved in the social effects of emotions; 4. Contingencies of the social effects of emotions; Part II. Social Effects of Emotions: The Empirical Record: 5. Social effects of emotions in close relationships; 6. Social effects of emotions in groups; 7. Social effects of emotions in conflict and negotiation; 8. Social effects of emotions on consumer behavior and customer service; 9. Social effects of emotions in leadership; Part III. Conclusions, Implications, and New Directions: 10. Critical evaluation, theoretical integration, and implications; 11. Caveats and future directions.

About the author

Gerben A. van Kleef is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Amsterdam. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 2004 and has held visiting appointments at the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University, New York. He has received numerous awards for his scholarship, including the best dissertation award of the International Association for Conflict Management, the early career award of the European Association of Social Psychology, and the most influential paper award of the Academy of Management. He is currently Chair of the Social Psychology department at the University of Amsterdam and Associate Editor of Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Summary

Emotions are an elemental part of life, but how do they affect others? Presenting a comprehensive theoretical framework that explains the interpersonal effects of emotional expressions, this book's deeply social perspective will be of value to scholars of social, organisational, clinical and developmental psychology, and communication science.

Product details

• Authors: Gerben A. Van Kleef, Gerben A. van Kleef, Gerben A. (Universiteit Van Amsterdam) Van Kleef
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781107686649
• ISBN: 978-1-107-68664-9
• No. of pages: 327
• Series: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction; Studies in Emotion and Social; Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Psychology: emotions, Organizational theory & behaviour, Social, group or collective psychology, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Organizational theory and behaviour