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Inter-brain synchrony is associated with greater shared identity within naturalistic conversational pairs

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.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Faculties > Faculty of Business & Law > Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour
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:
13
Language:
English
ISSN:
0007-1269
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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