Self-Transcendent Emotions and Their Social Effects: Awe, Elevation and Kama Muta Promote a Human Identification and Motivations to Help Others

Abundant literature shows the effects of negative emotions on motivations to engage in collective action (i.e., to collectively mobilize personal resources to achieve a common objective), as well as their influence on the creation of shared identities. In this proposal, we focus on the possible role...

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Main Authors: José J. Pizarro, Nekane Basabe, Itziar Fernández, Pilar Carrera, Pedro Apodaca, Carlos I. Man Ging, Olaia Cusi, Darío Páez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
awe
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.709859/full