Emotional contagion is the phenomenon of having one person’s emotions and related behaviors directly trigger similar emotions and behaviors in other people. Emotions can be shared across individuals in many different ways both implicitly or explicitly. (wikipedia.org link)
Psychology Today: Faster Than a Speeding Text: “Emotional Contagion” at Work – How others’ feelings are influencing our business decisions. (psychologytoday.com link)
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