Gender differences in facial imitation and verbally reported emotional contagion from spontaneous to emotionally regulated processing levels: Cognition and Neurosciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-122

  Sonnby Borgström, Marianne ^a,b   JÖnsson, Peter ^a   Svensson, Owe ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Emotional contagion; Empathy; Facial imitation; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ADULT; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 40949122775     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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