Studies of Psychology and Behavior

Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2025, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 313-321.DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2025.03.004

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Emotional Contagion and Physiological Synchrony During Dynamic Expression Mimicry

Daichun LIN1, Guangya WANG1, Yanmei WANG*,1,2,3(), Lixian CUI4   

  1. 1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Affiliated Mental Health Center (ECNU), East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062
    2. Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai 200335
    3. Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science of Anhui Province on Adolescent Mental Health and Crisis Intelligence Intervention, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230601
    4. New York University Shanghai, Shanghai 200124
  • Received:2023-04-12 Online:2025-05-20 Published:2025-05-20
  • Contact: Yanmei WANG

动态表情模仿中的情绪感染及其生理同步

林代春1, 王光亚1, 王艳梅*,1,2,3(), 崔丽弦4   

  1. 1. 华东师范大学心理与认知科学学院，华东师范大学附属精神卫生中心，上海心理健康与危机干预重点实验室，上海 200062
    2. 上海长宁区精神卫生中心，上海 200335
    3. 合肥师范学院，青少年心理健康与危机智能干预安徽省哲学社会科学重点实验室，合肥 230601
    4. 上海纽约大学，上海 200124
  • 通讯作者: 王艳梅
  • 基金资助:
    科技创新2030重大项目(2021ZD0200500)；中央高校基本科研业务费专项项目；青少年心理健康与危机智能干预安徽省哲学社科重点实验室开放基金重大项目(SYS2024A03)。

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Abstract:

The present study investigated whether the perceiver imitated the dynamic facial expressions of the sender consciously evoke emotional contagion and physiological synchrony between partners during emotional interaction. Our results revealed that in the mimicry task, the emotional states of the perceiver were more similar to those of the sender’s as a result of imitating the sender’s dynamic facial expressions compared to in the control task. Importantly, both heart rate (HR) synchrony and heart rate variability (HRV) synchrony between the senders and the perceivers in the mimicry task were significantly higher than those in the control task. These findings indicated that imitating the sender’s dynamic facial expressions made by the perceiver induced emotional contagion, and led to physiological synchrony between emotional senders and perceivers.

Key words: emotional contagion, dynamic facial expression, physiological synchrony, mimicry-feedback mechanism

摘要：

本研究基于情绪感染的模仿−反馈机制，探究真实社会互动过程中，对情绪表达者的动态表情模仿是否引发互动双方的情绪感染及生理同步机制。结果发现，与对照任务相比，模仿任务中情绪接收者、表达者的主观报告情绪状态趋于一致；互动双方的心率同步性、心率变异性同步性显著高于对照任务。结果表明，情绪接收者对情绪表达者动态表情的模仿能够导致情绪感染，并引起情绪表达者、接收者之间的生理同步性。

关键词: 情绪感染, 动态面部表情, 生理同步, 模仿?反馈机制