Movement Synchrony Forges Social Bonds across Group Divides.

ABSTRACT: Group dynamics play an important role in the social interactions of both children and adults. A large amount of research has shown that merely being allocated to arbitrarily defined groups can evoke disproportionately positive attitudes toward one's in-group and negative attitudes toward out-groups, and that these biases emerge in early childhood. This prompts important empirical questions with far-reaching theoretical and applied significance. How robust are these inter-group biases? Can biases be mitigated by behaviors known to bond individuals and groups together? How can bonds be forged across existing group divides? To explore these questions, we examined the bonding effects of interpersonal synchrony on minimally constructed groups in a controlled experiment. In-group and out-group b

SUBMITTER: Tuncgenc B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4882973 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature