March 2017 PMID 27709633

What emotional tears convey: Tearful individuals are seen as warmer, but also as less competent.

Niels van de Ven, Maartje H J Meijs, Ad Vingerhoets

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Discussions demonstrate interest and engagement through comments like 'Here's a paper at BJSP...' and sharing links, reflecting curiosity about the social effects of tears, with some highlighting the importance of understanding emotional cues' influence on warmth and competence perceptions.

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Tearful individuals are generally perceived as warmer and more approachable, leading to increased willingness to support them, but they are also viewed as less competent.
The studies showed that tears enhance perceptions of sadness and warmth, but this simultaneously diminishes perceived competence; the effect on competence is partly explained by increased perceived sadness.
People's responses to tearful individuals are complex: they are more likely to offer help in casual situations but may avoid tearful individuals when they need to perform important tasks, demonstrating ambivalent social perceptions of tears.

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