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You are not alone – Social sharing as a necessary addition to the Embracing factor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Boris Egloff
Boris Egloff*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany. [email protected]://www.ppd.psychologie.uni-mainz.de/62.php
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Abstract

I argue that the Embracing factor cannot be adequately conceptualized without taking into account the regulatory power of the social sharing of emotions. Humans tend to share their negative emotions with close others, and they benefit from it. I outline how this mechanism works in art reception by regulating and transforming negative emotions into positive experiences.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e358
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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