Emotional Contagion
Update: 2025-06-19
Description
Emotional contagion is the unconscious mimicry and adoption of others' emotions, facilitated through facial expressions, body language, and neurological mechanisms like mirror neurons. It plays a vital role in social cohesion, quick threat response, and empathy but can also spread negative emotions, especially via social media and in crises. Susceptibility varies based on empathy, emotional expressiveness, relationship closeness, and power dynamics. Understanding this phenomenon has practical implications for leadership, therapy, education, and social interactions, helping individuals manage emotional environments and maintain well-being.
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