title: Does mimicking others change your self-view?
abstract: Does mimicking affect the way you think about yourself in relation to other people? In the present study, we instructed participants to either mimic or not mimic the expressions of their interaction partner. After a 3-minute interaction, participants' self-view in relation to others was measured. Results revealed that mimickers defined themselves more in relation to others than nonmimickers. Thus, mimicking others, compared to not mimicking others, changes your self-view.
authors.affiliation: VU University Amsterdam, Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands. m.redeker@psy.vu.nl
authors.forename: Marleen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Redeker
authors.forename: Mariëlle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stel
authors.forename: Jessanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mastop
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D055815:Young Adult