Aesthetic perception and judgement are not merely cognitive processes, but also involve
feelings. Therefore, the empirical study of these experiences requires conceptualization and …

This article reviews research and interventions that have grown up around a model of
psychological well-being generated more than two decades ago to address neglected …

Singlehood, defined as not being in a romantic relationship, is becoming increasingly
common worldwide. Despite this, research on singlehood has not received remotely …

The psychological self may be construed as a reflexive arrangement of the subjective “I” and
the constructed “Me,” evolving and expanding over the human life course. The psychological …

Nostalgia is a bittersweet—albeit predominantly positive—self-relevant and social emotion
that arises from reflecting on fond and meaningful autobiographical memories. Nostalgia …

The development of personality across the human life course may be observed from three
different standpoints: the person as actor (behaving), agent (striving), and author (narrating) …

Counterfactuals are thoughts about alternatives to past events, that is, thoughts of what
might have been. This article provides an updated account of the functional theory of …

Wisdom has intrigued both scholars and laypersons since antiquity. On the one hand, its
seemingly ethereal yet obvious qualities are timeless and universal. On the other hand …

Although much attention has been paid to culture-specific psychopathologies, there have
been no comparable attempts to chart positive mental states that may be particular to certain …

This chapter reviews trends in research and theory on the development of the self across the
human life span, as they appear in a wide range of social‐science disciplines. The review is …