Both positive affect and positive close relationships contribute significantly to overall well-
being. This review examines the literature assessing associations between positive affect …

The search for the prosocial personality has been long and controversial. The current
research explores the general patterns underlying prosocial decisions, linking personality …

This systematic review evaluated evidence from 25 manuscripts regarding three possible
relationships of socioeconomic disadvantage (SESD) and cognition to emotion knowledge …

This chapter provides a broad introduction and overview of the field of prosocial behavior,
that is, acts that serve to benefit another person. It examines the following questions: What …

The study of personality is a fascinating field, though very hard to grasp by someone without
a psychological background. Nevertheless, personality pertains to every human being, as …

Agreeableness is a summary label for individual differences in the motivation to maintain
positive relations with others. Agreeableness is one of the major dimensions in the Big Five …

Researchers have argued for more dynamic and contextually relevant measures of
regulatory processes in interpersonal interactions. In response, we introduce and examine …

Children's developing capacity to regulate emotions may depend on individual
characteristics and other abilities, including age, sex, inhibitory control, theory of mind, and …

Previous theory and research suggests that individuals selectively orient primarily toward
the social environment (people) or toward the physical environment (things). These …

Although prior work has examined secret keeping, no prior work has examined who gets
told secrets. Five studies find compassion and assertiveness predict having secrets confided …