ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCES, a journey through everyday emotions

405pp., paperback, African Sun Media, Stellenbosch, 2025

ISBN: 9780639889344

A collection of essays aimed at helping people from all walks of life better understand the interplay between the social, cognitive, and biological processes involved in emotional responses to everyday experiences.

Contributions include:

"Mapping the Route: Understanding the roots of emotional experiences" by Yolandi-Eloise Janse van Rensburg and Melanie Moen

"Happiness is a Balancing Act" by Linda Bosman

"Human Anger and Aggression: Nature versus nurture" by Christiaan Bezuidenhout

"Tainted Roots: Trauma and its impact on emotions" by Tyler I. Counsil

"Trust: Taking Risks until scepticism is trounced" by Judite Ferreira-Prévost

"Emotional Intelligence Research Over Four Decades:  Implications for researchers and practitioners in basic emotions" by Gina Görgens-Ekermans.

Independent researcher Yolandi-Eloise Janse van Rensburg worked as an industrial psychologist for the South African Military Health Service. She obtained a Joint PhD from Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Cape Town in 2019.

Melanie Moen is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Stellenbosch University.