COM 252: Intro to Interpersonal Communication: Interpersonal Communications

This site provides a listing of scholarly publications (including many live links to PDF files) based on research at Stanford University’s Culture and Emotion Lab.

Read more about Albert Ellis and rational emotive therapy at the Albert Ellis Institute homepage.

A scholarly article discussing emotional contagion. The authors offer interesting perspectives on how emotional contagion works.

This scholarly article explores the process of emotional contagion in groups.

Read this article explaining seven perspectives that support growth and well-being.

This useful and comprehensive site provides a list of over 2,000 feeling words in addition to detailed explanations of primary and secondary emotions, causes behind emotions, tips for managing negative emotions, history and explanation of “emotional intelligence,” and links to other resources on emotions.

At this site, a clinical psychologist gives the reader tools for identifying and overcoming the source of emotional difficulties.

This site provides explanation and examples of how rational emotive and cognitive behavior therapy can help you change unwanted emotions and behaviors.

This page describes four purposes emotions can serve in your life, and gets you ready to begin expanding your emotion-vocabulary.

Use the “feelings vocabulary” and practice being expressive with your emotions by responding to hypothetical situations.

Read about six ways to help you begin to understand, interpret, and manage your feelings.

Expand your list of "cool-down" strategies.

This site provides a comprehensive clearinghouse of sites, resources and organizations dedicated to the study and practice of EQ (emotional intelligence quotient).