ArticleEmotion review : journal of the International Society for Research on Emotion2016
The Riddle of Human Emotional Crying: A Challenge for Emotion Researchers.
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- PDSTD - The Portsmouth Dynamic Spontaneous Tears Database.Behavior research methods · 2022Article
- The power of tears: Observers' brain responses show that tears provide unambiguous signals independent of scene context.Neuroimage. Reports · 2022Article
- Emotional authenticity modulates affective and social trait inferences from voices.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Emotion context insensitivity in depression: Toward an integrated and contextualized approach.Psychophysiology · 2021Review
- Crying Therapy Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Development and Effects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Damaging Effects of Perceived Crocodile Tears for a Crier's Image.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- The Impact of Non-normative Displays of Emotion in the Workplace: How Inappropriateness Shapes the Interpersonal Outcomes of Emotional Displays.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- How Our Gaze Reacts to Another Person's Tears? Experimental Insights Into Eye Tracking Technology.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Emotional Expression: Advances in Basic Emotion Theory.Journal of nonverbal behavior · 2019Article
- The neurobiology of human crying.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2019Review
- Why Only Humans Shed Emotional Tears : Evolutionary and Cultural Perspectives.Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) · 2018Review
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Abstract
Until now, adult crying has received relatively little interest from investigators, whereas in the popular media there are many strong claims about crying (e.g., crying brings relief) of which the scientific basis is not clear. In this review, we provide an overview of the current state of the scientific literature with respect to crying. We identify gaps in knowledge and propose questions for future research. The following topics receive special attention: Ontogenetic development, antecedents, individual and gender differences, and the intra- and interindividual effects of crying. We conclude that the study of crying may help us obtain better insight into human nature, that is, not only our emotional, but also social, and moral functioning.
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