Effects of mimicking: Acting prosocially by being emotionally moved

Autor:	Mariëlle Stel, Roos Vonk, Rick B. van Baaren
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Facial expression Behaviour Change and Well-being Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Empathy Mindset Social relation Interpersonal relationship Prosocial behavior Mimicry Imitation Psychology Social psychology media_common
Zdroj:	European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 6, pp. 965-976 European journal of social psychology, 38(6), 965-976. Wiley European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 965-976
ISSN:	0046-2772
Popis:	Contains fulltext : 55493.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) Mimicry is functional for empathy and bonding purposes. Studies on the consequences of mimicry at a behavioral level demonstrated that mimicry increases prosocial behavior. However, these previous studies focused on the mimickee. In the present paper, we investigated whether mimickers also become more helpful due to mimicry. In two studies, we have demonstrated that participants, who mimicked expressions of a person shown on a video, donated more money to a charity than participants who did not mimic. Moreover, the processes by which mimicry and prosocial behavior are related largely remain empirically unexamined in existing literature. The results of Study 2 confirmed our hypothesis that affective empathy mediates the relationship between mimicry and prosocial behavior. This suggests that mimicry created an affective empathic mindset, which activated prosocial behaviors directed toward others. 12 p.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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