Facial mimicry has long been considered a main mechanism underlying emotional
contagion (ie the transfer of emotions between people). A closer look at the empirical …

Background: Individuals with schizophrenia often exhibit social interaction deficits, which
can affect their ability to engage effectively with others. Emotional processes, such as …

Dynamic face stimuli are increasingly used in face perception research, as increasing
evidence shows they are perceived differently from static photographs. One popular method …

Facial electromyography (EMG) was used to investigate patterns of facial mimicry in
response to partial facial expressions in two contexts that differ in how naturalistic and …

Research indicates that emotional mimicry predominantly occurs in response to affiliative
displays, such as happiness, while the mimicry of antagonistic displays, like anger, is …

Three studies investigated the effects of two fundamental dimensions of social perception on
emotional contagion (ie, the transfer of emotions between people). Rooting our hypotheses …

Emotional mimicry—the imitation of others' emotions—is an empathic response that helps to
navigate social interactions. Mimicry is absent when participants' task does not involve …

Social resemblance, like group membership or similar attitudes, increases the mimicry of the
observed emotional facial display. In this study, we investigate whether facial self …

There is a scarcity of experimental studies on individual differences in susceptibility to
emotional contagion (ie, the transfer of emotions between people). Drawing on the …

Exclusion has multiple adverse effects on individual's well-being. It induces anger and
hostile cognitions leading to aggressive behavior. The purpose of this study was to test …