This Research Topic discusses different methodologies, resources, and strategies that have been used to study emotions over the years. The aim of this Research Topic is to identify new trends and research perspectives in emotion research from a psychological perspective. In this way, this Research Topic gives authors an opportunity to contribute different investigations that deal with the study of emotions in our society. It focuses specifically on emotion analysis in digital environments, which have left a deep mark on our lives from the beginning of this century, and in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
This Research Topic takes into account certain important elements in order not to leave the epistemic space that it is intended to study. Moreover, it presents the changes and diverse perspectives that still exist today when studying an emotion, and how the psychology of emotions emerged in order to understand them in the social framework. It is evident that in all fields of social and behavioral sciences the subject of emotions has been investigated, criticized, and experimented with. The research topic delimits this subject by following few important hypotheses through the work that researchers have done throughout the years.
The unifying thread through is the paradox that the more one tries to individualize emotions and set limits that separate the different types of emotions (e.g. affections, passions, feelings, and states of mind), the more evident it is that it is an unnecessary systematization. These distinctions are just dealt with different ways of feeling. Our interest in this Research Topic shares the integration of different areas of psychology.
It is evident that the study of emotions is even more complex if we consider the digital turn that this line of research has recently incorporated. In this context, the density of emotions is represented by the complexity of the language used in online communication where users do not use body language or facial strategies to express themselves. As researchers investigating emotions, we must be prepared to face these novelties due to the increased use of digital tools, which draws a new graphic representation of emotions that, with great certainty, will be the focus of new studies in the coming decades.
Researchers appreciate how emotional contagion has increased mainly in pandemic times. Extending the invitation of Arlie Hochschild, we share that feeling those emotions are “out there,” from the global mobilizations against climate change to the transnational journeys of refugees, war conflicts, and catastrophes.
This Research Topic discusses different methodologies, resources, and strategies that have been used to study emotions over the years. The aim of this Research Topic is to identify new trends and research perspectives in emotion research from a psychological perspective. In this way, this Research Topic gives authors an opportunity to contribute different investigations that deal with the study of emotions in our society. It focuses specifically on emotion analysis in digital environments, which have left a deep mark on our lives from the beginning of this century, and in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
This Research Topic takes into account certain important elements in order not to leave the epistemic space that it is intended to study. Moreover, it presents the changes and diverse perspectives that still exist today when studying an emotion, and how the psychology of emotions emerged in order to understand them in the social framework. It is evident that in all fields of social and behavioral sciences the subject of emotions has been investigated, criticized, and experimented with. The research topic delimits this subject by following few important hypotheses through the work that researchers have done throughout the years.
The unifying thread through is the paradox that the more one tries to individualize emotions and set limits that separate the different types of emotions (e.g. affections, passions, feelings, and states of mind), the more evident it is that it is an unnecessary systematization. These distinctions are just dealt with different ways of feeling. Our interest in this Research Topic shares the integration of different areas of psychology.
It is evident that the study of emotions is even more complex if we consider the digital turn that this line of research has recently incorporated. In this context, the density of emotions is represented by the complexity of the language used in online communication where users do not use body language or facial strategies to express themselves. As researchers investigating emotions, we must be prepared to face these novelties due to the increased use of digital tools, which draws a new graphic representation of emotions that, with great certainty, will be the focus of new studies in the coming decades.
Researchers appreciate how emotional contagion has increased mainly in pandemic times. Extending the invitation of Arlie Hochschild, we share that feeling those emotions are “out there,” from the global mobilizations against climate change to the transnational journeys of refugees, war conflicts, and catastrophes.
