the emotions

This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about the emotions.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about the emotions, materials in the library catalog about the emotions, websites relevant to the emotions, and links to library databases that contain information about the emotions.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance.

Go to:   Suggested Research Terms   Materials in the Library Catalog    Websites   Library Databases

Suggested Research Terms

One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about the emotions:

• feelings
• hate
• love
• anger
• emotional literacy
• subjectivity
• objectivity

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Materials in the library catalog related to the emotions

We have the following materials in the library catalog related to the emotions:

• emotions
• psychology
• happiness
• anger
• love

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Websites on the emotions

The following websites will help you with your research on the emotions:

Emotions and Emotional Intelligence

Cornell University site offering an "on-line bibliography in the area of emotions and emotional intelligence, describing current research findings and notes of interest. The main areas covered are: emotional intelligence, emotions, and methods for researching emotions."

Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations

"The mission of the Consortium is to aid the advancement of research and practice related to emotional intelligence [EI] in organizations." EI topics encompass "self-awareness, optimism, and empathy" in the workplace. Features a history of EI, reports, and information about EI model programs and methods for measuring EI. Includes a bibliography and annotated links.

U. S. National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Division: Emotions and Disease

Features an exhibition on emotions and disease, offering sections on "the balance of passions", "psychosomatic medicine", "stress and deprivation", and others.

Emotion- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

This is an entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). All entries in this online encyclopedia are maintained and updated by an expert or group of experts in the field. This “dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research.”

Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience- University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Lab of Affective Neuroscience “is engaged in a broad program of research on the brain mechanisms that underlie emotion and emotion regulation in normal individuals throughout the life course, and in individuals with various psychiatric disorders.” The site includes links to publications and recent news.

Brain and Emotion Research- University of Wisconsin-Madison

This website features reports on advances in the research on emotions and disease: "A decade or so ago, many researchers believed emotions, the feelings usually associated more with the heart than the head, couldn't be measured or studied in laboratory experiments. Researchers lacked instruments, and what's more, most scientists didn't recognize the far-ranging and long-lasting effects emotions can have on peoples' health. More recently, though, hard scientific scrutiny of emotions has dramatically come into its own...." Last updated 2001.

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Library Databases relevant to the emotions

The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to the emotions.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.

Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Philosophy and Religion Collection
Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.

Science Full Text Select
Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.

Nursing Resources
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Clinical Pharmacology provides access to information for prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. CINAHL provides indexing for over 500 journals in nursing and other allied health disciplines.