Madeleine and Paul are sitting on a park bench. As she tells Paul about her financial worries and how she’s been struggling for months to make ends meet, Madeleine’s eyes well with tears. Paul is ...

Before we discuss how emotional contagion contributes to social and political turmoil, let’s talk about what emotional contagion is. Other people’s emotions can rub off on you; emotions may feel like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE found that social media use ...

Older adults who are sensitive to the distress of others are more likely to feel anxious or depressed themselves because of a psychological mechanism called “emotional contagion,” researchers ...