Tears Trigger the Intention to Offer Social Support: A Systematic Investigation of the Interpersonal Effects of Emotional Crying Across 36 Countries

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<p>Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and mainly human phenomenon. The persistence of this behavior throughout adulthood has fascinated and puzzled many researchers. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as a social glue that binds individuals together and triggers social support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported this proposition across severa...

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• Empathy
• Individuality
• Infant
• Mother-Child Relations
• Phenotype
• Regression Analysis
• Risk Factors
• Stress, Psychological

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704aaece-5888-5196-bc98-07c34c54e069

DOI

10.31234/osf.io/bya75