Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings

This article provides a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary social psychological approaches to Collective Effervescence (CE), a construct originally introduced by Durkheim. It focuses particularly on the conceptualization and empirical operationalization of CE as Perceived Emotional Synchrony (P...

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Autores principales: Paez, Darío, Basabe, N., Rimé, B., Figueroa, C., Rincón, C., Zabala, J., Wlodarczyk, A, Zumeta, L., Bouchat, P., Pizarro, J.J., Da Costa, S
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Publicado: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales 2026
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collective effervescence, collective emotions, collective rituals, emotional synchrony, , social identity
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spelling I28-R145-11050_oai2026-02-09 Paez, Darío Basabe, N. Rimé, B. Figueroa, C. Rincón, C. Zabala, J. Wlodarczyk, A Zumeta, L. Bouchat, P. Pizarro, J.J. Da Costa, S, 2026-02-06 This article provides a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary social psychological approaches to Collective Effervescence (CE), a construct originally introduced by Durkheim. It focuses particularly on the conceptualization and empirical operationalization of CE as Perceived Emotional Synchrony (PES), a bottom-up socio-emotional process emerging in collective gatherings (CGs) through mechanisms such as shared attention, behavioral synchrony, and emotional entrainment. We review the proximal psychosocial outcomes of PES—specifically emotional activation and communal sharing—as well as its interrelation with social identification processes and broader socio-cognitive and socio-behavioral mechanisms involved in CGs. A sequential model of collective events (e.g., demonstrations, rituals, social activities) is presented, detailing the conditions that modulate CE intensity, including frequency, duration, contextual density, symbolic boundaries, type of gathering, and level of shared attention and coordination. Furthermore, we examine personality traits as dispositional antecedents of CE and present a meta-analytic integration of findings linking the Big Five dimensions with PES. The psychological consequences of PES are then analyzed, including the emergence of collective emotions, expansion of behavioral repertoires, cognitive creativity, and the elicitation of self-transcendent emotional states such as awe and kama muta. Finally, we discuss the implications of PES for beliefs about transcendence, collective efficacy, empowerment, and well-being, as well as its relevance for emerging theoretical frameworks, such as the theory of the collective mind. Este artículo ofrece una síntesis exhaustiva de los enfoques contemporáneos de la psicología social sobre la efervescencia colectiva (EC), un constructo introducido originalmente por Durkheim. Se centra particularmente en la conceptualización y la operacionalización empírica de la EC como sincronía emocional percibida (SEP), entendida como un proceso socioemocional de tipo bottom-up que emerge en los encuentros colectivos (ECs) a través de mecanismos como la atención compartida, la sincronía conductual y el acoplamiento emocional. application/pdf application/epub+zip text/html application/xml https://publicaciones.sociales.uba.ar/index.php/psicologiasocial/article/view/11050 10.62174/psocial.11050 eng Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales https://publicaciones.sociales.uba.ar/index.php/psicologiasocial/article/view/11050/9736 https://publicaciones.sociales.uba.ar/index.php/psicologiasocial/article/view/11050/9737 https://publicaciones.sociales.uba.ar/index.php/psicologiasocial/article/view/11050/9738 https://publicaciones.sociales.uba.ar/index.php/psicologiasocial/article/view/11050/9739 Copyright (c) 2026 {PSOCIAL} {PSOCIAL}; Vol 10, No 2; e3 {PSOCIAL}; Vol 10, No 2; e3 2422-619X collective effervescence, collective emotions, collective rituals, emotional synchrony, , social identity Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings La efervescencia colectiva como sincronía emocional percibida: estudios actuales en psicología social del comportamiento colectivo y las reuniones info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=psocial&d=11050_oai
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Paez, Darío
Basabe, N.
Rimé, B.
Figueroa, C.
Rincón, C.
Zabala, J.
Wlodarczyk, A
Zumeta, L.
Bouchat, P.
Pizarro, J.J.
Da Costa, S,
Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings
topic_facet collective effervescence, collective emotions, collective rituals, emotional synchrony, , social identity
description This article provides a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary social psychological approaches to Collective Effervescence (CE), a construct originally introduced by Durkheim. It focuses particularly on the conceptualization and empirical operationalization of CE as Perceived Emotional Synchrony (PES), a bottom-up socio-emotional process emerging in collective gatherings (CGs) through mechanisms such as shared attention, behavioral synchrony, and emotional entrainment. We review the proximal psychosocial outcomes of PES—specifically emotional activation and communal sharing—as well as its interrelation with social identification processes and broader socio-cognitive and socio-behavioral mechanisms involved in CGs. A sequential model of collective events (e.g., demonstrations, rituals, social activities) is presented, detailing the conditions that modulate CE intensity, including frequency, duration, contextual density, symbolic boundaries, type of gathering, and level of shared attention and coordination. Furthermore, we examine personality traits as dispositional antecedents of CE and present a meta-analytic integration of findings linking the Big Five dimensions with PES. The psychological consequences of PES are then analyzed, including the emergence of collective emotions, expansion of behavioral repertoires, cognitive creativity, and the elicitation of self-transcendent emotional states such as awe and kama muta. Finally, we discuss the implications of PES for beliefs about transcendence, collective efficacy, empowerment, and well-being, as well as its relevance for emerging theoretical frameworks, such as the theory of the collective mind.
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author Paez, Darío
Basabe, N.
Rimé, B.
Figueroa, C.
Rincón, C.
Zabala, J.
Wlodarczyk, A
Zumeta, L.
Bouchat, P.
Pizarro, J.J.
Da Costa, S,
author_facet Paez, Darío
Basabe, N.
Rimé, B.
Figueroa, C.
Rincón, C.
Zabala, J.
Wlodarczyk, A
Zumeta, L.
Bouchat, P.
Pizarro, J.J.
Da Costa, S,
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title Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings
title_short Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings
title_full Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings
title_fullStr Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings
title_full_unstemmed Collective Effervescence as Perceived Emotional Synchrony: Current Studies on Social Psychology of Collective Behavior and Gatherings
title_sort collective effervescence as perceived emotional synchrony: current studies on social psychology of collective behavior and gatherings
publisher Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
publishDate 2026
url https://publicaciones.sociales.uba.ar/index.php/psicologiasocial/article/view/11050
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