A phenomenological topology of positive interpersonal emotions

• Main Author: Carter, John W
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2006
• Subjects: Emotions; Personality; Personality psychology; Social psychology

Although there has been much recent attention paid to positive emotional states, relatively little rigor has been applied to investigating the nature of positive interpersonal emotions such as affection and desire. Emotion researchers and theorists tend to fall into one of two traps: either reducing...