Bringing emotions into social exchange theory

We analyze and review how research on emotion and emotional phenomena can e laborate and improve contemporary social exchange theory. After identifying six approaches from the psychology and sociology of emotion, we illustrate how these ideas bear on the context, process, and outcome of exchange in n etworks and groups. The paper reviews the current state of the field, devel ops testable hypotheses for empirical study, and provides specific suggesti ons for developing links between theories of emotion and theories of exchan ge.