Examination of emotional contagion and social anxiety using novel video stimuli

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Socially anxious individuals often exhibit signs of anxiety that might elicit discomfort in others and negatively influence their interactions, due in part to emotional contagion. However, there is limited research examining the phenomenon of emotional contagion in social anxiety, which is the topic of the current study. DESIGN AND METHODS: An experimental design was used in which undergraduate psychology students (N =…