Emotional Contagion on Social Media Platforms: New Directions in Cognitive Science and Practice
Emotional Contagion on Social Media Platforms: New Directions in Cognitive Science and Practice
Author(s): Abiola Bamijoko-OkungbayeSubject(s): Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: emotional contagion; social media; mental disorders; cognitive science; well-being; philosophy;
Summary/Abstract: Social media platforms have been hypothesised to be a source of mental disorders to develop, and emotional contagion has been described as a precursor of these disorders. This paper systematically explores the key features of emotional contagion as a psychophysiological and behavioural experience required for the conversion of these disorders to propose an innovative characterisation of mental disorders on digital platforms as socially construed and value-laden phenomena.
Journal: Journal for Social Media Inquiry
- Issue Year: 4/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 01-14
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English