Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Br J Psychol. 2010 May;101(Pt 2):311-23. doi: 10.1348/000712609X465424. Epub 2009 Jul 29.
Mimicry has benefits for people in social interactions. However, evidence regarding the consequences of mimicry is incomplete. First, research on mimicry has particularly focused on effects of being mimicked. Secondly, on the side of the mimicker evidence is correlational or lacks real interaction data. The present study investigated effects for mimickers and mimickees in face-to-face interaction. Feelings towards the immediate interaction partner and the interaction in which mimicry takes place were measured after an interaction between two participants in which mimicry did or did not occur. Results revealed that mimickers and mimickees became more affectively attuned to each other due to bidirectional influences of mimicry. Additionally, both mimickers and mimickees reported more feelings of having bonded with each other and rated the interaction as smoother.
模仿对人们的社交互动有好处。然而，关于模仿的后果的证据并不完整。首先，模仿的研究特别侧重于被模仿的影响。其次，在模仿者一方，证据是相关的，或者缺乏真实的互动数据。本研究调查了面对面互动中模仿者和被模仿者的影响。在两个参与者之间发生或没有发生模仿的互动之后，测量了参与者对即时互动伙伴的感觉以及模仿发生的互动的感觉。结果表明，由于模仿的双向影响，模仿者和被模仿者变得更加情感协调。此外，模仿者和被模仿者都报告说彼此之间的联系更加紧密，并认为互动更加顺畅。
