W. Ray Crozier is Honorary Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. Peter J. de Jong is Professor of Experimental Psychopathology and Chair of Clinical Psychology at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

'A must-read for everyone interested in emotions.' Wilco W. van Dijk, Leiden University

• 1. The study of the blush: Darwin and after W. Ray Crozier and Peter J. de Jong; Part I. The Nature of the Blush: 2. Psychophysiology of the blush Peter D. Drummond; 3. Measurement of the blush Ruth Cooper and Alexander L. Gerlach; Part II. Theoretical Perspectives on the Blush: 4. Psychological theories of blushing Mark R. Leary and Kaitlin Toner; 5. Colours of the face: a comparative glance Jan A. R. A. M. van Hooff; 6. Self-conscious emotional development Hedy Stegge; 7. A biosocial perspective on embarrassment Ryan S. Darby and Christine R. Harris; 8. The affective neuroscience of human social anxiety Vladimir Miskovic and Louis A. Schmidt; Part III. The Blush in Social Interaction: 9. The interactive origins and outcomes of embarrassment Rowland S. Miller; 10. Performing the blush: a dramaturgical perspective Susie Scott; 11. Blushing and the private self W. Ray Crozier; 12. Signal value and interpersonal implications of the blush Peter J. de Jong and Corine Dijk; Part IV. Blushing Problems: Processes and Interventions: 13. Red, hot and scared: mechanisms underlying fear of blushing Corine Dijk and Peter J. de Jong; 14. Psychological interventions for fear of blushing Michelle C. Capozzoli, Imke J. J. Vonk, Susan M. Bögels and Stefan G. Hofmann; 15. Psychological aspects of rosacea Peter D. Drummond and Daphne Su; Conclusions: 16. Conclusions, what we don't know and future directions for research W. Ray Crozier and Peter J. de Jong.

W. Ray Crozier is Honorary Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. Peter J. de Jong is Professor of Experimental Psychopathology and Chair of Clinical Psychology at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

'A must-read for everyone interested in emotions.' Wilco W. van Dijk, Leiden University

• 1. The study of the blush: Darwin and after W. Ray Crozier and Peter J. de Jong; Part I. The Nature of the Blush: 2. Psychophysiology of the blush Peter D. Drummond; 3. Measurement of the blush Ruth Cooper and Alexander L. Gerlach; Part II. Theoretical Perspectives on the Blush: 4. Psychological theories of blushing Mark R. Leary and Kaitlin Toner; 5. Colours of the face: a comparative glance Jan A. R. A. M. van Hooff; 6. Self-conscious emotional development Hedy Stegge; 7. A biosocial perspective on embarrassment Ryan S. Darby and Christine R. Harris; 8. The affective neuroscience of human social anxiety Vladimir Miskovic and Louis A. Schmidt; Part III. The Blush in Social Interaction: 9. The interactive origins and outcomes of embarrassment Rowland S. Miller; 10. Performing the blush: a dramaturgical perspective Susie Scott; 11. Blushing and the private self W. Ray Crozier; 12. Signal value and interpersonal implications of the blush Peter J. de Jong and Corine Dijk; Part IV. Blushing Problems: Processes and Interventions: 13. Red, hot and scared: mechanisms underlying fear of blushing Corine Dijk and Peter J. de Jong; 14. Psychological interventions for fear of blushing Michelle C. Capozzoli, Imke J. J. Vonk, Susan M. Bögels and Stefan G. Hofmann; 15. Psychological aspects of rosacea Peter D. Drummond and Daphne Su; Conclusions: 16. Conclusions, what we don't know and future directions for research W. Ray Crozier and Peter J. de Jong.