Rapid spread of emotion from one person through a group. See behavioural contagion- contagion- mass contagion.
EMOTIONAL CONTAGION: "In emotional contagion an emotion such as gfear spreads through a group."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "EMOTIONAL CONTAGION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/emotional-contagion/ (accessed March 23, 2023).
