Helping people regulate their emotions appropriately is important for promoting positive mental health and well-being. Indeed, a key focus of psychotherapy, as well as everyday social relationships, ...

When you think about what’s controlling your emotions, you may naturally assume that the forces come from within you or at least from those with whom you interact on a daily basis. You’re in a good ...

Have you ever heard of emotion artificial intelligence (AI)? Emotion AI, or affective AI, is a field of computer science that helps machines gain an understanding of human emotions. The MIT Media Lab ...

Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children’s emotional development. An international team of researchers has investigated ...

Children learn much about self-regulation – that is affective, mental, and behavioral responses to certain situations – during their first few years of life. Some of these behaviors are about children ...

Social media is a form of digital media that focuses on platforms for social interaction and content, such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. In November 2024, Australia became the first ...

Researchers found that when children are given digital devices to calm their tantrums, they don’t learn how to regulate their emotions, which could lead to severe problems later in life Children learn ...