Why we mimic emotions even when no one is watching: Limited visual contact and emotional mimicry

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dc.abstract.enThis article explores interpersonal functions of emotional mimicry under the absence versus presence of visual contact between the interacting partners. We review relevant literature and stress that previous studies on the role of emotional mimicry were focused on imitative responses to facial displays. We also show that the rules explaining why people mimic facial expressions may be inapplicable when visual signals are unavailable (e.g., people attending an online meeting have their cameras off). Overall, our review suggests that emotional mimicry functionally adapts to whether the perceiver and the expresser can see each other. We therefore argue that blocking visual contact between them may provide insight into emotional mimicry’s social functions, thereby clarifying its role in fostering affiliation and emotional understanding.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorOlszanowski, Michał
dc.contributor.authorWróbel, Monika
dc.date.access2023-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-09T13:19:04Z
dc.date.available2024-01-09T13:19:04Z
dc.date.created2023-08-08
dc.date.issued2024-01
dc.description.abstract<jats:p> This article explores interpersonal functions of emotional mimicry under the absence versus the presence of visual contact between the interacting partners. We review relevant literature and stress that previous studies on the role of emotional mimicry were focused on imitative responses to facial displays. We also show that the rules explaining why people mimic facial expressions may be inapplicable when visual signals are unavailable (e.g., people attending an online meeting have their cameras off). Overall, our review suggests that emotional mimicry functionally adapts to whether the perceiver and the expresser can see each other. We, therefore, argue that blocking visual contact between them may provide insight into emotional mimicry's social functions, thereby clarifying its role in fostering affiliation and emotional understanding. </jats:p>
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dc.description.additionalvorZgłaszam korektę dla wersji VoR w imieniu Michała Olszanowskiego - TJ
dc.description.grantnumber2020/37/B/HS6/03538
dc.description.granttitleOgraniczony kontakt wzrokowy i mimikra emocji: Dlaczego ludzie naśladują emocje innych, mimo że ich nie widzą?
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical16-24
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume16
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/17540739231193639
dc.identifier.eissn1754-0747
dc.identifier.issn1754-0739
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/69
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17540739231193639
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enemotional mimicry
dc.subject.enfacial displays
dc.subject.envocal expressions
dc.subject.envisual contact
dc.subject.enaffiliation
dc.subject.enemotional understanding
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dc.titleWhy we mimic emotions even when no one is watching: Limited visual contact and emotional mimicry
dc.title.journalEmotion Review
dc.typeJournalArticle
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