The evolutionary significance of affect in groups: Communication and group bonding

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 398-412

  Spoor, Jennifer R ^a   Kelly, Janice R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Emotional contagion; Evolutionary theory; Groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944486229     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430204046145     Document Type: Article

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