Social functions of emotion

By Agneta H. Fischer, A. S. R. Manstead. 2008

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Emotion as the amplifier and the primary motive: Some theories of emotion with relevance to language learning (2015, background): “…else’s success and guilt over cheating are “both emotions that have been prescribed by the individual’s society so that the individual will take the appropriate attitude towards success and cheating,” stated Johnson (2014) in explaining the social constructionist perspective of Armon-Jones (1986).”
Where Have All the People Gone? A Plea for Including Social Interaction in Emotion Research (2010, background): “The idea that emotions are intrinsically social is not new (e.g., Fischer & Manstead, 2008; Keltner & Haidt, 1999; Parkinson, Fischer, & Manstead, 2005; Parrott, 2001; Tiedens & Leach, 2004; van Kleef, 2009).”
Emotional influence at work: Take it EASI (2012, unknown): “…which holds that emotions do not only influence those who experience them, but also those who observe them (e.g., Côté, 2005; Elfenbein, 2007; Fischer & Manstead, 2008; Frijda & Mesquita, 1994; Hareli & Rafaeli, 2008; Keltner & Haidt, 1999; Oatley & Jenkins, 1992; Parkinson, 1996; Van…”
The Emerging View of Emotion as Social Information (2010, unknown): “Although several authors have stressed the social functions of emotions at the interpersonal level of analysis (e.g., Fischer & Manstead, 2008; Keltner & Haidt, 1999; Parkinson, 1996), until recently there was no unifying theory of the interpersonal effects of emotions.”
Emotional Dynamics and Strategizing Processes: A Study of Strategic Conversations in Top Team Meetings (2014, methodology): “…major functions of displayed emotions in interpersonal relationships: they help build cooperative relationships, through affiliation, and they enable individuals to differentiate themselves from and compete with others, through social distancing (De Dreu et al., 2001; Fischer and Manstead, 2008).”
Emotion and Regulation are One! (2011, background): “Of course, socially isolating participants is an attempt to control for the effect of “display rules” (see also Keltner & Haidt, 2001).”
Self-Transcendent Emotions and Their Social Functions: Compassion, Gratitude, and Awe Bind Us to Others Through Prosociality (2017, background): “Guided by the argument that humans are a highly social species (e.g., Wilson, 2014), affective scientists have turned their attention to the social functions of emotions (Fischer & Manstead, 2008; Frijda & Mesquita, 1994; Keltner & Haidt, 1999; Niedenthal & Brauer, 2012; Parkinson, 1996).”
Emotion is for influence (2011, background): “…is a growing awareness among emotion researchers that emotions have interpersonal functions and consequences (e.g., Côté, 2005; Elfenbein, 2007; Fischer & Manstead, 2008; Frijda & Mesquita, 1994; Hareli & Rafaeli, 2008; Keltner & Haidt, 1999; Oatley & Jenkins, 1992; Parkinson, 1996; Van…”
An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “…functions whereby they help form, solidify, and maintain the social bonds of long-term close relationships by promoting intimacy and harmony (Fischer & Manstead, 2008) and by buffering against negative experiences and improving overall relationship satisfaction (Lambert, Fincham, Gwinn, &…”
The many faces of emotional contagion (2014, unknown): “Most research findings have emphasized a benefit to the social sharing of emotion (Fischer & Manstead, 2008), which appears to enhance relationship harmony.”
Doing emotions: The role of culture in everyday emotions (2017, background): “Two broad classes of social goals have been distinguished: affiliative and distancing functions (Fischer & Manstead, 2016).”
How to Do Things with Emotional Expressions: The Theory of Affective Pragmatics (2017, background): “…of language, see Tomasello (2008). scientific literature on emotional expressions has primarily focused on the first dimension of analysis and gravely neglected the second and third dimensions (but things are starting to change; see Fischer & Manstead, 2016; Keltner et al. 2016; Van Kleef, 2016).”
Emotional Intelligence Training: A Case of Caveat Emptor (2006, background): “…in relation to the ability model, EI may be associated with particular work and job outcomes that represent a new facet of individual differences particularly through its association with prosocial behaviors in the workplace (Keltner & Haidt, 2001; Lopes et al., 2004; Lopes, Cote, & Salover, 2006).”
The Space Between Us: A Social-Functional Emotions View of Ambivalent and Indifferent Workplace Relationships (2017, methodology): “…interactions and emotions coalesce around ambivalent and indifferent relationships, we adopt the social-functional view of emotions (also termed the social functions of emotions view; e.g., Elfenbein, 2007; Fischer & Manstead, 2008; Hareli & Rafaeli, 2008; Keltner & Haidt, 1999; Van Kleef, 2009).”