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A multi-lab test of the facial feedback hypothesis by the Many Smiles Collaboration

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  • Nicholas A. Coles

    (Stanford University)

  • David S. March

    (Florida State University)

  • Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos

    (University of South Australia)

  • Jeff T. Larsen

    (University of Tennessee)

  • Nwadiogo C. Arinze

    (Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike)

  • Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe

    (Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike)

  • Megan L. Willis

    (Australian Catholic University)

  • Francesco Foroni

    (Australian Catholic University)

  • Niv Reggev

    (Ben-Gurion University
    Ben-Gurion University)

  • Aviv Mokady

    (Ben-Gurion University)

  • Patrick S. Forscher

    (Busara Center for Behavioral Economics)

  • John F. Hunter

    (Chapman University)

  • Gwenaël Kaminski

    (Université de Toulouse)

  • Elif Yüvrük

    (Ege University)

  • Aycan Kapucu

    (Ege University)

  • Tamás Nagy

    (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University)

  • Nandor Hajdu

    (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University)

  • Julian Tejada

    (Federal University of Sergipe)

  • Raquel M. K. Freitag

    (Federal University of Sergipe)

  • Danilo Zambrano

    (Fundación para el Avance de la Psicología)

  • Bidisha Som

    (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)

  • Balazs Aczel

    (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University)

  • Krystian Barzykowski

    (Jagiellonian University)

  • Sylwia Adamus

    (Jagiellonian University)

  • Katarzyna Filip

    (Jagiellonian University)

  • Yuki Yamada

    (Kyushu University)

  • Ayumi Ikeda

    (Kyushu University)

  • Daniel L. Eaves

    (Newcastle University
    Teesside University)

  • Carmel A. Levitan

    (Occidental College)

  • Sydney Leiweke

    (Occidental College)

  • Michal Parzuchowski

    (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities)

  • Natalie Butcher

    (Teesside University)

  • Gerit Pfuhl

    (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

  • Dana M. Basnight-Brown

    (United States International University—Africa)

  • José A. Hinojosa

    (Universidad Complutense
    Universidad Nebrija)

  • Pedro R. Montoro

    (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED))

  • Lady G. Javela D

    (Universidad del Rosario)

  • Kevin Vezirian

    (Université Grenoble Alpes)

  • Hans IJzerman

    (Université Grenoble Alpes
    Institut Universitaire de France)

  • Natalia Trujillo

    (University of Antioquia-UDEA)

  • Sarah D. Pressman

    (University of California)

  • Pascal M. Gygax

    (University of Fribourg)

  • Asil A. Özdoğru

    (Üsküdar University)

  • Susana Ruiz-Fernandez

    (FOM University of Applied Sciences
    Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien)

  • Phoebe C. Ellsworth

    (University of Michigan)

  • Lowell Gaertner

    (University of Tennessee)

  • Fritz Strack

    (University of Würzburg)

  • Marco Marozzi

    (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

  • Marco Tullio Liuzza

    (‘Magna Graecia’ University of Catanzaro)

Abstract

Following theories of emotional embodiment, the facial feedback hypothesis suggests that individuals’ subjective experiences of emotion are influenced by their facial expressions. However, evidence for this hypothesis has been mixed. We thus formed a global adversarial collaboration and carried out a preregistered, multicentre study designed to specify and test the conditions that should most reliably produce facial feedback effects. Data from n = 3,878 participants spanning 19 countries indicated that a facial mimicry and voluntary facial action task could both amplify and initiate feelings of happiness. However, evidence of facial feedback effects was less conclusive when facial feedback was manipulated unobtrusively via a pen-in-mouth task.

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  • Nicholas A. Coles & David S. March & Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos & Jeff T. Larsen & Nwadiogo C. Arinze & Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe & Megan L. Willis & Francesco Foroni & Niv Reggev & Aviv Mokady & Patrick, 2022. "A multi-lab test of the facial feedback hypothesis by the Many Smiles Collaboration," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 6(12), pages 1731-1742, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:6:y:2022:i:12:d:10.1038_s41562-022-01458-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01458-9
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