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Collective effervescence
A term from Rimé and colleagues for the heightened, shared emotional state that can arise during collective gatherings such as demonstrations, commemorations and festivals, marked by intense emotion, a sense of unity and increased social sharing. A meta-analytic review associated participation in such gatherings with stronger group identification and prosocial and collective-action outcomes. The evidence relies largely on self-report and cross-sectional designs, so the direction of these associations is not settled. What moving in time with others does to people: evidence that synchrony increases affiliation and cooperation, that group dance raises pain thresholds, and that musical peaks engage the brain's reward system. The works the definition rests on, with the level of evidence each was appraised at. (2022). Emotional processes, collective behavior, and social movements: A meta-analytic review of collective effervescence outcomes during collective gatherings and demonstrations. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.974683 Supports the claim that collective effervescence is associated with self-transcendent emotions, group identity, social integration, wellbeing and collective efficacy. The pooled studies are mainly correlational, so associations are not evidence that gatherings cause these outcomes. (2009). Emotion elicits the social sharing of emotion: Theory and empirical review. doi:10.1177/1754073908097189 Supports the claims that emotional experiences commonly elicit social sharing and that sharing has interpersonal functions. Narrative review largely of the author's own research programme.Where the site uses it
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