Motives for the social sharing of an emotional experience

Duprez, Christelle; Christophe, Véronique; Rimé, Bernard; Congard, Anne; Antoine, Pascal

doi:10.1177/0265407514548393

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“…These findings are consistent with those of Hackenbracht and Gasper (2013), which showed an association between an increased desire to listen to friends disclose emotional information and increased belonging needs. They are also consistent with other results found for the SSE (Christophe et al 2008;Duprez et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Christophe et al 2008). For both types of episode, this responds quite well to the motives alleged for the initiation of the SSE (Duprez et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Generally, people seem to believe that speaking about their emotional experiences is useful and beneficial overall (Zech & Rimé, 2005). Accordingly, they share their emotions but for different motives, which cover specific regulation needs (Duprez et al 2015;Rimé 2007).…”

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“…According to Duprez et al (2015), positive events are most frequently shared for purposes of rehearsing the emotion, arousing empathy/attention, and informing/warning others, while negative events are shared for purposes of venting and searching for social support and cognitive/ socio-cognitive clarifications (see also Brans et al 2013).…”

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“…Christophe et al 2008;Delfosse et al 2004;Duprez et al 2015;Wetzer, Zeelenberg, & Pieters 2007), little is known about the motives for listening to other people's emotional experiences.…”

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Motives for the Acceptance of the Social Sharing of Positive and Negative Emotions and Perceived Motives of the Narrator for Sharing the Emotional Episode

Delelis¹,

Christophe

2016

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This study aimed to highlight the individual's motives for accepting the social sharing of emotions of a person as well as the motives perceived by the individual for the other's sharing. The 81 participants first retrieved an actual situation from their memory in which they had listened to a person who had experienced a negative or positive emotional episode and, secondly, they freely described these motives. A semantic categorization showed that the motives for accepting a person's social sharing are mainly the desire to provide the narrator with proof of social links and support; the perceived motives for the other's social sharing are mainly a supposed need to vent and to strengthen social links. The discussion makes suggestions for future studies in the field of emotion communication.

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confidence: 93%

“…Christophe et al 2008). For both types of episode, this responds quite well to the motives alleged for the initiation of the SSE (Duprez et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 57%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

“…Christophe et al 2008;Delfosse et al 2004;Duprez et al 2015;Wetzer, Zeelenberg, & Pieters 2007), little is known about the motives for listening to other people's emotional experiences.…”

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Motives for the Acceptance of the Social Sharing of Positive and Negative Emotions and Perceived Motives of the Narrator for Sharing the Emotional Episode

Delelis¹,

Christophe

2016

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The anticipated social cost of disclosing a rejection experience

Meral

Osch

Ren

et al. 2021

Euro J Social Psych

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Social rejection is a negative experience. Disclosing this experience to others may be beneficial for the target but may also entail costs if the audience reacts negatively.Across five pre-registered studies (N = 1120), we investigated how people may feel an urge to disclose a certain hypothetical rejection experience, but, depending on anticipated costs and benefits, may be reluctant to do so. The results reveal that when considering disclosing this rejection experience (a) targets anticipate social costs rather than benefits, and audiences indeed devalue such targets who disclose that they were rejected; (b) targets feel the urge to talk about this experience yet feel reluctant to do so; and (c) targets see disclosing to a close other as less risky, hence mitigating the conflicting urge and reluctance to talk. These findings suggest that people view disclosing a rejection experience as risky and perhaps not as the best coping strategy.

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Navigating the COVID‐19 pandemic together: Discussions between persons with early‐stage dementia and their adult children

Ali

Mroz

Valeika

et al. 2023

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objectives Studies have separately examined the health impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on persons with dementia and their caregivers. Less attention has been paid to the social and emotional impacts of the pandemic in this population or how these individuals are mutually coping with the pandemic. Guided by the social citizenship theory, this qualitative study sought to characterize how persons with dementia and their adult children are coping during this time with a focus on the strengths demonstrated by persons with dementia. Methods Participants were 43 dyads of individuals aged 55 and older with early‐stage dementia and their adult children. Discussions between parent‐child dyads were recorded. Using reflexive thematic analysis, themes related to social and emotional impacts of the pandemic and coping strategies were identified. Results Adult children shared with their parents how the pandemic resulted in reduced social engagement and challenging work arrangements. Dyads described how the pandemic positively impacted their relationship, allowing some of them to spend more time together. In coping with the pandemic, adult children provided instrumental support to their parents and parents reciprocated with emotional support. Participants also coped by making meaning of their situation during discussions. Conclusions Findings characterize the resilience of persons with dementia and the mutuality of the relationship between both members of the care partner dyad, as both parents and adult children offered support to one another. Facilitating dyadic discussions may be a cost‐effective way to sustain social connections and offer ongoing coping support through the pandemic or other challenging circumstances.

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Motives for the social sharing of an emotional experience

Cited by 115 publications

References 57 publications

Motives for the Acceptance of the Social Sharing of Positive and Negative Emotions and Perceived Motives of the Narrator for Sharing the Emotional Episode

Motives for the Acceptance of the Social Sharing of Positive and Negative Emotions and Perceived Motives of the Narrator for Sharing the Emotional Episode

The anticipated social cost of disclosing a rejection experience

Navigating the COVID‐19 pandemic together: Discussions between persons with early‐stage dementia and their adult children

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