Hinvest, N. S., Ashwin, C., Hijazy, M., Carter, F., Scarampi, C., Stothart, G. and Smith, L. G. E. (2024) Inter-brain synchrony is associated with greater shared identity within naturalistic conversational pairs. British Journal of Psychology. 116(1), pp. 170-182. 0007-1269.
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Abstract:
Inter-brain synchrony occurs between individuals who feel connected socially, but how synchrony relates to felt connectedness under naturalistic social interaction has remained enigmatic. We hypothesized that inter-brain synchrony between naturally interacting individuals might be associated with the internalization of a social identity, a link between an individual's personal identity and the social group to which the individual belongs. A convenience sample of sixty participants were split into dyads and interacted naturalistically on a social task. Through mapping EEG oscillatory waveforms onto a conceptual model categorizing the formation of a social identity within a naturalistic conversation, greater inter-brain synchrony was observed in the emergent stage within the formation of a social identity compared to earlier stages, where a social identity was not present. We provide evidence for greater neural synchrony related to higher socio-psychological connectedness during the development of social identity under naturalistic social interaction.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Adolescent, Adult, Brain/physiology, Cortical Synchronization/physiology, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Social Identification, Social Interaction, Young Adult
Creators:
Hinvest, N. S., Ashwin, C., Hijazy, M., Carter, F., Scarampi, C., Stothart, G. and Smith, L. G. E.
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Date:
26 October 2024
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 170-182
Journal or Publication Title:
British Journal of Psychology
Volume:
116
Number:
1
Number of Pages:
382260
Language:
English
ISSN:
0007-1269
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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