This is the best review of the structural theory. It describes 3 aspects of the theory: 1) That each emotion has a dynamic structure; 2) that these emotions may be inter-related by a matrix that describes the different possible transformations of Interpersonal relationships; and 3) that we continually choose what emotion we experience and these choices affect our development as human beings.

This is the basic theoretical monograph. The first chapter reviews theories of emotion. The second presents the inter-personal matrix that suggests how the emotions are related to each other. The third asserts that each individual emotion has a dynamic structure and describes the structure of anger. The fourth shows that persons can relate most emotion names to positions on the matrix.

This chapter extends the theory inter-personal matrix idea presented in Chapter 2 of STE, stressing the developmental implications of the matrix.

This article describes a study using multi-dimensional scaling to support the proposed matrix of emotions as inter-personal relationships.

The first chapter describes the method of arriving at structures for individual emotion. Subsequent chapters describe structures for anger, anxiety and panic, joy, elation and gladness, distance, and laughter. The second chapter presents the structure for anger and some related emotions. PDF

This issue delineates structures for shame and guilt, exaltation, closeness, aloneness, experiences of the environment, nuclear weapons, being criminally victimized, and being depressed.

This is the first "objective" proof that differences in dynamic structures can be described for closely related emotions.

This study validates conceptual-encounter distinctions between shame and guilt by using blind matches, and gives implications for motivation.

This article uses the structural approach to compare experiences in different cultures.

This chapter contains the best account of the idea of how emotions transform our way of being.

Argues that emotional transformations may be involved in some cases of false memory syndrome.

This is a good introduction to the idea of how choice of emotion may effect development.

This is the best account of the relationship between emotion and value and expands in the idea that choice of emotion facilitates or retards development.

This article is a new theoretical development. It begins to relate emotions to broader social issues. (This and the references below are related to peace psychology and also listed under that heading.)

This chapter deals with the structure and emotional relations in groups, particularly in the nation-state.

Presents data showing that anger rather than sympathy or guilt leads to action for social justice.

Shows that neither attitude nor moral responsibility leads to moral action without emotional involvement.

This paper places emotional experience in the broader context of our life as human beings.

This chapter describes the method of conceptual encounter, applies it to the experience of anger and then critiques the conceptualization from the perspective that it is a narrative paradigm that Western cultures use to socialize aggressive impulses. “Anger” is compared with experiences in other cultures.

D. Collective Emotional Experience

1.  The objective-behavioral environment of Isidor Chein: In memory of a humanistic scientist. [Environment and Behavior, 18(1), 95-108, 1986]  PDF

For additional publications, please see "Peace Psychology," section B. Collective Emotions