Yet, while we're busy focusing on the emotional states of others, we usually don't pay much attention to something equally, if not more important—our own emotional reactions to these social encounters ...

This post is a companion to Emotions Are Contagious: Choose Your Company Wisely, which discusses the process of emotional contagion (EC), a phenomenon in which a person or a group influences the ...

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 ...

Usually, individuals don’t want to be angry. In a group, however, negative emotions can rile the tribe. On the streets of London, Ed Coper felt it first hand ...

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 ...

The way we carry ourselves, our body language, tone and even unspoken thoughts can influence our environment, shaping interactions and relationships more than we realize. You may have experienced ...

Recently a good friend came by to spend some time enjoying the beauty of the Wakulla River from our community dock. During our conversation, she shared about the research she has been doing on ...

Chinese proverb of the day highlights the saying “A smile will gain you 10 more years of life.” The proverb explains how ...