Elke Schrover
A5043307058Tilburg University
2020
Semmelweis University
2020
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and likely uniquely human phenomenon. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as social glue by evoking support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported this proposition across several methodologies, but these were conducted almost exclusively on participants from North America Europe, resulting in limited generalizability. This project examined the tears-social intentions effect possible...
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and mainly human phenomenon. The persistence of this behavior throughout adulthood has fascinated puzzled many researchers. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as social glue binds individuals together triggers support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported proposition across several methodologies, but these were typically conducted only Western participants, resulting in limited...