Only empathy-related traits, not being mimicked or endorphin release, influence social closeness and prosocial behavior

Abstract Seminal studies suggest that being mimicked increases experienced social closeness and prosocial behavior to a mimicking confederate (i.e., interaction partner). Here we reexamine these results by considering the role of empathy-related traits, an indirect proxy for endorphin uptake, and th...

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Main Authors: Birgit Rauchbauer, Gabriela Jank, Robin I. M. Dunbar, Claus Lamm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30946-9