Current directions: crying, stone handling
If you are not a psychologist but want to keep tabs on developments in the field, Current Directions in Psychological Science (closed access with open access option) is a good read. Rather than being a literature review, the articles summarize the current work and future orientation of particular lab groups.
Crying
the psychological effects of crying are heterogeneous. At the same time, this heterogeneity is systematic in nature. For example, benefits of crying are more likely in naturalistic settings when people are recalling past crying episodes, when the cry-eliciting event is a resolvable problem, when criers are people who are comfortable expressing their emotions, and when criers are not depressed or anxious. These findings suggest that our initial question must be asked in a new way: Under what conditions and for whom is crying likely to be beneficial?
Rottenberg et al. Is crying beneficial? 17:400–404
Stone Handling
Huffman, Nahallage, & Leca. Cultured monkeys: social learning cast in stone. 17:410–414
