Emotional Contagion and Empathy

Hatfield, Elaine; Rapson, Richard L.; Le, Yen-Chi L.

doi:10.7551/mitpress/9780262012973.003.0003

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“…Understanding emotional convergence requires integration of measurements of at least two interacting agents [186]. Because of the role of mimicry, emotional convergence is directly related to changes like postural, vocal, facial expressions, or physiological changes [82,83]. This is a great advantage for social signal processing as it provides a relatively accessible starting point from a measurement perspective.…”

Section: Empathy In Affective Computing and Social Signal Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A three-component framework for empathic technologies to augment human interaction

Janssen

2012

J Multimodal User Interfaces

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Empathy can be considered one of our most important social processes. In that light, empathic technologies are the class of technologies that can augment empathy between two or more individuals. To provide a basis for such technologies, a three component framework is presented based on psychology and neuroscience, consisting of cognitive empathy, emotional convergence, and empathic responding. These three components can be situated in affective computing and social signal processing and pose different opportunities for empathic technologies. To leverage these opportunities, automated measurement possibilities for each component are identified using (combinations of) facial expressions, speech, and physiological signals. Thereafter, methodological challenges are discussed, including ground truth measurements and empathy induction. Finally, a research agenda is presented for social signal processing. This framework can help to further research on empathic technologies and ultimately bring it to fruition in meaningful innovations. In turn, this could enhance empathic behavior, thereby increasing altruism, trust, cooperation, and bonding.

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Section: Empathy In Affective Computing and Social Signal Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This process is often thought to arise from implicit emotional contagion processes [83]. Emotional contagion is defined as "the tendency to automatically mimic and synchronize facial expressions, vocalizations, postures, and movements with those of another person and, consequently, to converge emotionally" (p. 5, [82]).…”

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A three-component framework for empathic technologies to augment human interaction

Janssen

2012

J Multimodal User Interfaces

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“…In other words, empathy is "the ability to experience and understand what others feel without confusion between oneself and others" (Decety & Lamm, 2006). Nonetheless, because personal distress is closely related to emotional contagion, or "primitive empathy" (Hatfield, Rapson, & Le, 2009), the relationship between personal distress and psychological well-being warrants examination.…”

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Relationships between Trait Empathy and Psychological Well-Being in Japanese University Students

Choi¹,

Minote²,

Sekiya³

et al. 2016

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The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) is a commonly used instrument for measuring individual differences in trait empathy. It is composed of the following four subscales: Perspective taking; fantasy; empathic concern; and personal distress. Previous studies have reported finding a positive relationship between psychological well-being and perspective taking, but little remains known about the association between psychological well-being and the other IRI subscales. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the degree to which each IRI subscale could predict psychological well-being, which was measured using Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales, in 119 Japanese undergraduate and graduate students (43 females, 76 males; mean age: 22 years; age range: 19 -25 years). Regression analysis revealed that perspective taking positively predicted personal growth, purpose in life, and environmental mastery, while personal distress negatively predicted autonomy, environmental mastery, and self-acceptance. Neither fantasy nor empathic concern predicted psychological well-being. These results support those found in previous studies, and suggest that perspective taking, a cognitive component of empathy, plays an important role in the improvement of psychological well-being.

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“…), que constituirían "la primera materia y ocasión para la reconstrucción de la personalidad ajena" (103). En la misma línea y de manera más reciente, algunos estudiosos del campo de la psicología social han propuesto el concepto de contagio emocional, entendido como la tendencia a automáticamente hacer mímica y sincronizar expresiones faciales, vocalizaciones, posturas y movimientos con los de otra persona y, consecuentemente, converger emocionalmente con esta (Hatfield, Rapson y Le, 2009). Una primera hipótesis es que el contagio emocional se produciría a través de la imitación o mímica: la sincronización con los movimientos del otro.…”

Section: La Noción De Empatía En Psicologíaunclassified

Empatía y convergencia del tono fundamental

Quezada¹,

Robledo²,

Román³

et al. 2012

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RESUMENEn este trabajo se explora la relación entre empatía y convergencia fonética. Se parte de la hipótesis de que la existencia de una actitud empática entre dos personas se traduce en una sincronía observable a nivel de tono fundamental, para lo cual se trabaja con las conversaciones de 27 díadas asignadas a dos condiciones experimentales (definidas como Empática y No-Empática). Se analiza, en algunas preguntas particulares de cada interacción, el despliegue temporal del tono fundamental de ambos participantes para determinar si se produce o no convergencia fonética. Se efectúan análisis estadísticos descriptivos e inferenciales cuyos resultados son congruentes con la manipulación efectuada en cada condición experimental. Los datos obtenidos apoyan la existencia de un correlato entre el F0 y factores disposicionales típicamente relegados en los modelos clásicos de la cognición, pero que están presentes en las interacciones conversacionales cotidianas. Adicionalmente, los datos muestran que el efecto de la empatía es más acentuado en parejas mixtas que en parejas del mismo sexo.Palabras clave: Convergencia fonética, "entrainment", empatía, interacción conversacional, sincronía.

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Emotional Contagion and Empathy

Cited by 295 publications

References 26 publications

A three-component framework for empathic technologies to augment human interaction

A three-component framework for empathic technologies to augment human interaction

Relationships between Trait Empathy and Psychological Well-Being in Japanese University Students

Empatía y convergencia del tono fundamental

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