Abstract

PIZARRO, José J. et al. Local Events, Global Effects: Transcendent Emotions and Identification with All Humanity. Revista de Psicología [online]. 2021, vol.39, n.2, pp.625-654. ISSN 0254-9247.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/psico.202102.005.

Confronted with the challenges of the globalized world, recent research suggests that identification with humanity has socio-affective roots and is driven by the celebration of collective rituals that promote benevolence and universalism. This paper analyzes the relationship between a self-transcendent emotion (i.e., Awe) experienced in local collective meetings and human identity. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Mexico and the Basque Country (N = 656), and the results of structural equation modelling show that this emotion increases identification with humanity, well-being (directly) and prosocial behavior (indirectly). Furthermore, the intensity of this emotion also predicts the perception of emotional synchrony while controlling for more stable and trait-like variables. Following Durkheim, the emotional processes experienced in collective events encourage the development of shared identities and the promotion of the common welfare through experiences of self-transcendence, which can consequently be of great importance in the common efforts to deal with current large-scale social issues.

Keywords : Global Identity; Self-transcendent Emotions; Transcendent Values; Perceived Emotional Synchrony; Prosociality.

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