Paul D. Thornton’s research while affiliated with Honolulu University and other places

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New Perspectives on Emotional Contagion: A Review of Classic and Recent Research on Facial Mimicry and Contagion
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December 2014

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Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships

Elaine Hatfield

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Lisamarie Bensman

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Paul D. Thornton

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Richard L. Rapson

Recently, scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, using a variety of scientific techniques, have begun to study the influence of attention, facial mimicry, and social context on emotional contagion. In this paper we will review the classic evidence documenting the role of attention, facial mimicry, and feedback in sparking primitive emotional contagion. Then we will discuss the new evidence which scholars have amassed to help us better understand the role of facial mimicry in fostering contagion and the ability to “read” others’ thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Finally, we will briefly speculate as to where future research might be headed.

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Leon Festinger

November 2014

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Leon Festinger was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 8 May 1919 to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Alex Festinger and Sara Solomon Festinger. Leon’s father, an embroidery manufacturer, had left Russia an atheist and a radical, and he remained faithful to these convictions throughout his life. In his youth, Leon attended Boys’ High School, in Brooklyn. A number of authors have penned comprehensive biographies of his early life. Among the best are those written by his colleagues Jack W. Brehm and George A. Milite (see Brehm 1998, Milite 2001, both cited under Legacy).

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... Individuals may also experience implicit stressors in interpersonal situations that trigger an automatic physiological stress response. Stress contagion is rooted in the phenomenon of emotional contagion (Hatfield et al., 2014), which can be defined as "the tendency to automatically mimic and synchronize facial expressions, vocalizations, postures, and movements with those of another person and, consequently, to converge emotionally" (Hatfield et al., 1994, p. 153). Physiological resonance is one of the primary mechanisms involved. ...

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Increasing stress resilience in older adults through a 6-week prevention program: effects on coping strategies, anxiety symptoms, and cortisol levels
New Perspectives on Emotional Contagion: A Review of Classic and Recent Research on Facial Mimicry and Contagion

Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships