Emotional synchrony predicts social cohesion effects following costly rituals

IF 3.8 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

British Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-15 DOI:10.1111/bjso.70064

Pierre Bouchat, José J. Pizarro, Jon Zabala, Darío Páez, Bernard Rimé

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Abstract

This manuscript explores two explanatory models of participation in university hazing, a typical example of costly ritual: the Shared Pathway Model and the Emotional Synchronization Model. Two correlational (N = 85 and 76) and one longitudinal study (N = 120 + 258) based on self-reported measures were conducted in highly ecological contexts to assess the predictive value of the two explanatory models on social cohesion (i.e., social identification and identity fusion) and well-being (i.e., life satisfaction, self-esteem and loneliness). Across studies, emotional synchronization consistently predicted social cohesion and well-being, both immediately and up to 4 months post-ritual. In contrast, the Shared Pathway Model showed only weak associations with short-term social identification and failed to explain long-term effects. A meta-analysis confirmed these results. These findings offer novel empirical support for the role of emotional synchronization in explaining the enduring psychosocial effects of costly rituals. We discuss implications for ritual theory and suggest future research on why some rituals foster strong social bonds while others lead to exclusion or fail to generate cohesion.

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情感同步性预测了昂贵仪式后的社会凝聚力效应。

本文探讨了参与大学欺凌的两种解释模型：共享路径模型和情感同步模型，这是一个典型的昂贵仪式。在高度生态环境下进行了两项基于自我报告的相关研究（N = 85和76）和一项纵向研究（N = 120 + 258），以评估两种解释模型对社会凝聚力（即社会认同和身份融合）和幸福感（即生活满意度、自尊和孤独）的预测价值。在所有研究中，情绪同步一致地预测了社会凝聚力和幸福感，无论是在仪式后立即还是长达4个月。相比之下，共享路径模型仅显示出与短期社会认同的弱关联，未能解释长期影响。一项荟萃分析证实了这些结果。这些发现为情绪同步在解释昂贵仪式的持久心理社会影响中的作用提供了新的经验支持。我们讨论了仪式理论的含义，并建议未来的研究，为什么一些仪式促进了强大的社会纽带，而另一些仪式导致排斥或未能产生凝聚力。

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British Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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