• Perspectives on Emotional Development.- A Preliminary Summary.- The Design of this Book.- The Structuralist Paradigm: Emotion as a Specific Psychological State.- The Functionalist Paradigm: Emotion as a Psychological Function.- The Dynamic-Systems Paradigm: Emotion as an Evolving System.- The Sociocultural Paradigm: Emotion as a Co-Constructed Psychological Function.- Emotion as a Functional Psychological System.- From Interpersonal to Intrapersonal Regulation.- The Transformation of Expressive Reactions into Signs.- Levels of Action Regulation.- Preadaptation of Infant and Caregiver.- The Emergence of Sign-Mediated Regulation in Infancy.- The Emergence of Intrapersonal Regulation Levels in Toddlers and Preschoolers.- The Internalization of Mental Means of Regulation from Age 6 Onward.- Mental Emotions and Adult Emotion Regulation.- How Far are Emotions Culturally Shaped?- Emotional Development in the Cultural Context.- Summary and Outlook.

From the reviews: "I have already adapted some of the book's content into my undergraduate Developmental Psychology class ... . This is an important book and one that will engage many others involved in developmental psychology (broadly) and emotional developmental and regulation (specifically). ... a very nice book that will be read and reread by scholars interested in emotional development. ... will become an important book for those interested in emotional development, especially as it relates to cultural impact." (F. Richard Ferraro, PsycCRITIQUES, August, 2006)

• Perspectives on Emotional Development.- A Preliminary Summary.- The Design of this Book.- The Structuralist Paradigm: Emotion as a Specific Psychological State.- The Functionalist Paradigm: Emotion as a Psychological Function.- The Dynamic-Systems Paradigm: Emotion as an Evolving System.- The Sociocultural Paradigm: Emotion as a Co-Constructed Psychological Function.- Emotion as a Functional Psychological System.- From Interpersonal to Intrapersonal Regulation.- The Transformation of Expressive Reactions into Signs.- Levels of Action Regulation.- Preadaptation of Infant and Caregiver.- The Emergence of Sign-Mediated Regulation in Infancy.- The Emergence of Intrapersonal Regulation Levels in Toddlers and Preschoolers.- The Internalization of Mental Means of Regulation from Age 6 Onward.- Mental Emotions and Adult Emotion Regulation.- How Far are Emotions Culturally Shaped?- Emotional Development in the Cultural Context.- Summary and Outlook.

From the reviews: "I have already adapted some of the book's content into my undergraduate Developmental Psychology class ... . This is an important book and one that will engage many others involved in developmental psychology (broadly) and emotional developmental and regulation (specifically). ... a very nice book that will be read and reread by scholars interested in emotional development. ... will become an important book for those interested in emotional development, especially as it relates to cultural impact." (F. Richard Ferraro, PsycCRITIQUES, August, 2006)

• Perspectives on Emotional Development.- A Preliminary Summary.- The Design of this Book.- The Structuralist Paradigm: Emotion as a Specific Psychological State.- The Functionalist Paradigm: Emotion as a Psychological Function.- The Dynamic-Systems Paradigm: Emotion as an Evolving System.- The Sociocultural Paradigm: Emotion as a Co-Constructed Psychological Function.- Emotion as a Functional Psychological System.- From Interpersonal to Intrapersonal Regulation.- The Transformation of Expressive Reactions into Signs.- Levels of Action Regulation.- Preadaptation of Infant and Caregiver.- The Emergence of Sign-Mediated Regulation in Infancy.- The Emergence of Intrapersonal Regulation Levels in Toddlers and Preschoolers.- The Internalization of Mental Means of Regulation from Age 6 Onward.- Mental Emotions and Adult Emotion Regulation.- How Far are Emotions Culturally Shaped?- Emotional Development in the Cultural Context.- Summary and Outlook.

From the reviews: "I have already adapted some of the book's content into my undergraduate Developmental Psychology class ... . This is an important book and one that will engage many others involved in developmental psychology (broadly) and emotional developmental and regulation (specifically). ... a very nice book that will be read and reread by scholars interested in emotional development. ... will become an important book for those interested in emotional development, especially as it relates to cultural impact." (F. Richard Ferraro, PsycCRITIQUES, August, 2006)