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Perceived emotional synchrony in collective gatherings: validation of a short scale and proposition of an integrative measure

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Wlodarczyk, Anna, Zumeta, Larraitz, Pizarro, José Joaquin, Bouchat, Pierre, Hatibovic, Fuad, Basabe, Nekane, Rimé, Bernard·2020·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01721PMC PMC7411123
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Over the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between participation in collective gatherings and rituals and different important psychosocial variables and processes, such as social sharing of emotions, group cohesion, identity fusion, prosocial tendencies and behaviors, and well-being (e.g., Rimé, 2009; Xygalatas et al., 2013; Khan et al., 2015; Páez et al., 2015). These studies, coming from different lines of research, have proposed diverse explanatory mechanisms to explain the positive social and psychological effects of collective gatherings. In the present article, we focus on one of these mechanisms, known as collective effervescence, emotional communion, emotional entrainment, or perceived emotional synchrony (PES). First, we briefly discuss current conceptions of the emotional states and experience during collective gatherings and what they bring to the definition of PES. We close this point by proposing an integrative definition of PES. Second, structural validity of the original PES scale is examined. Third, incremental validity of PES is examined in two longitudinal studies, particularly with respect to well-being. Finally, we propose an integrative short form of the PES Scale, which measures antecedents and behavioral effects of collective effervescence.

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  • Short and long forms of PES scale yielded similar effect sizes, supporting usefulness of PES short version.

    “subsequent analyses comparing the short and long forms of the PES scale supported the usefulness of the PES short version scale (Wlodarczyk et al., 2020), since the two forms yielded similar effect sizes.”

    From Emotional processes, collective behavior, and social movements: A meta-analytic review of collective effervescence outcomes during collective gatherings and demonstrations (2022) · cites this paper as Wlodarczyk et al., 2020

    Study 1’s psychometric analysis tests both the long and six-item PES forms, and the Conclusion says the short form has satisfactory structural and incremental validity. Our copy does not report that the two forms yielded similar effect sizes, so the stated reason for the short form’s usefulness is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Wlodarczyk, A., Zumeta, L., Pizarro, J. J., Bouchat, P., Hatibovic, F., Basabe, N., & Rimé, B.
Affiliations
  • University of the Basque Country (ES)
  • Psychologie Ergonomique et Sociale pour l'Expérience Utilisateurs (FR)
  • UCLouvain (BE)
ORCID
Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2020-07-31
Volume
11
Pages
1721-1721
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01721
PMC
PMC7411123
OpenAlex
W3046800388
Cited by
65
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 1
FWCI
7.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
Keywords
collective effervescence, scale validation, short-form scale, incremental validity, well-being, group cohesion, identity fusion, prosocial behavior, ritual

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