A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE found that social media use elicits three types of emotional reactions, especially in women, signaling a kind of “emotional contagion,” which refers to a ...

Emotional contagion refers to the phenomenon in which a person unconsciously mirrors or mimics the emotions of those around them. Emotional contagion can be triggered by nonverbals such as facial ...

Colds and virus aren't the only things that are contagious to others. Mimicking a person, whether unconsciously or not, is ...

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 ...