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Saving Face for Darwin: The Functions and Uses of Embarrassment

Keltner, Dacher, Anderson, Cameron·2000·Current Directions in Psychological Science

DOI 10.1111/1467-8721.00091

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In this article, we review diverse studies of the antecedents, facial display, and social consequences of embarrassment. These studies indicate that embarrassment serves an appeasement function, reconciling social relations when they have gone awry. We then speculate about how embarrassment is elaborated into more complex social interactions, such as teasing and flirtation. We conclude by raising questions about the blush and embarrassment that await empirical consideration.

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Authors: Keltner, D., & Anderson, C.
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author: Keltner, Dacher
ORCID: Keltner, Dacher
Anderson, Cameron
Venue: Current Directions in Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2000-12
Volume: 9
Issue: 6
Pages: 187-192
ISSN: 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
1467-8721
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00091
OpenAlex: W2109682219
Cited by: 148
References: 10
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 4.05
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords: embarrassment, facial expressions, appeasement, social reconciliation, facial displays, teasing, flirting, Darwinian theory of emotion, evolutionary psychology of emotion

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