April 2020 PMID 32317997

Auditory Contagious Yawning Is Highest Between Friends and Family Members: Support to the Emotional Bias Hypothesis.

Ivan Norscia, Anna Zanoli, Marco Gamba, Elisabetta Palagi

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23
Peak: 8 in Apr 2020
across 6 sources since Apr 2020

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145,399
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Total likes

76

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Apr 2020 – Oct 2025

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  • X / Twitter16 posts
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  • News2 articles
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What people are saying

Several posts acknowledge the connection between social bonds and yawning contagion, using words like 'support' and 'research,' indicating agreement and interest. Some posts mention specific findings, such as women responding more and yawning being contagious through sound alone, reflecting moderate engagement and recognition of the study's importance without extensive critique.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most posts recognize and support the study's findings about social bonds and yawning contagion, with some expressing casual approval.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show a high level of curiosity about the research, highlighted by comments about the emotional connections and references to new studies.

EngagementModerate engagement

Some discussion references specific details, such as the role of auditory cues and gender differences, indicating moderate engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions suggest that the research's implications are appreciated, though posts mostly acknowledge rather than deeply explore the potential significance.

Abstract in brief

  • Contagious yawning is more likely to occur between closely bonded individuals like friends and family, supporting the idea that emotional connections influence yawn sharing.
  • This study focused on auditory yawns (heard but not seen) to see if visual attention biases explained contagious yawning; results suggest social bond plays a key role.
  • Women tend to respond more to yawns than men, and social bonds significantly affect yawn contagion rates, reinforcing the emotional bias hypothesis over the attentional bias hypothesis.]

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@DBIOSUnito
@dbiosunito · X

Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New research by @ivan_norscia @Marco_Gamba et al. published @FrontPsychol https://t.co/fkv7BQRipP https://t.co/ndpvpaBVng

Apr 8, 2020 · 9 likes · 8 shares · 450 followers View post →
Garry P. Nolan
@GarryPNolan · X

@tyhenrymedium heheh: https://t.co/4iE2AS0bop

Jul 28, 2022 · 8 likes · 119,270 followers View post →
Jukka Kelovuori
@jkelovuori · X

@imaracingmom Rabbit hole warning!

Oct 2, 2022 · 5 likes · 5,948 followers View post →
Daniel Probst @skepteis@skepteis.social
@skepteis · X

@AerniWyss @knallfrog Könnte im Fall was dran sein: https://t.co/tWkGPvb0lh

Jun 27, 2021 · 3 likes · 10,589 followers View post →
sunny
@jsunnyart · X

@rice_acolyte https://t.co/Ex9brgFPVR idk if its well researched but ive seen a few articles abt studies (didnt bother to actually read the studiesthough) BUT YEAH ITS CUTE THEYRE BESTIES!!!!!!!!!!

Jul 23, 2021 · 1 like · 1,915 followers View post →
Jonah Henri Ratsimba
@JRatsimbazafy · X

Congratulations Marco on your newly published @FrontiersIn article: https://t.co/EW7oNQT9SU

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 like · 500 followers View post →

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Ali OKER
@AliOKER11 · X

Auditory Contagious Yawning Is Highest Between Friends and Family Members: Support to the Emotional Bias Hypothesis https://t.co/TyaV1EtfSb

Jul 26, 2025 · 539 followers View post →
Jukka Kelovuori
@jkelovuori · X

@imaracingmom Rabbit hole warning!

Oct 2, 2022 · 5 likes · 5,948 followers View post →
Garry P. Nolan
@GarryPNolan · X

@tyhenrymedium heheh: https://t.co/4iE2AS0bop

Jul 28, 2022 · 8 likes · 119,270 followers View post →
Bouin’s Fixative Solution
@Elizabe57929228 · X

Empathy emanates from the bottom up. Frontiers | Auditory Contagious Yawning Is Highest Between Friends and Family Members: Support to the Emotional Bias Hypothesis | Psychology https://t.co/D0RBTJZj2v

Jan 14, 2022 · 4 followers View post →
sunny
@jsunnyart · X

@rice_acolyte https://t.co/Ex9brgFPVR idk if its well researched but ive seen a few articles abt studies (didnt bother to actually read the studiesthough) BUT YEAH ITS CUTE THEYRE BESTIES!!!!!!!!!!

Jul 23, 2021 · 1 like · 1,915 followers View post →
Daniel Probst @skepteis@skepteis.social
@skepteis · X

@AerniWyss @knallfrog Könnte im Fall was dran sein: https://t.co/tWkGPvb0lh

Jun 27, 2021 · 3 likes · 10,589 followers View post →
Marco Gamba
@Marco_Gamba · X

RT @dbiosunito: Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New re…

May 14, 2020 · 8 shares · 890 followers View post →
Anna Zanoli
@zanoli_anna · X

RT @dbiosunito: Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New re…

May 13, 2020 · 8 shares · 69 followers View post →
Enrico Caprio
@migrans · X

RT @dbiosunito: Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New re…

Apr 10, 2020 · 8 shares · 419 followers View post →
Stefano Mammola
@stefanomammola1 · X

RT @dbiosunito: Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New re…

Apr 10, 2020 · 8 shares · 874 followers View post →
Livio Favaro
@LivioF_80 · X

RT @dbiosunito: Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New re…

Apr 8, 2020 · 8 shares · 806 followers View post →
Chiara Caccamo
@chiaracaccamo82 · X

RT @dbiosunito: Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New re…

Apr 8, 2020 · 8 shares · 273 followers View post →
Ivan Norscia
@ivan_norscia · X

RT @dbiosunito: Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New re…

Apr 8, 2020 · 8 shares · 155 followers View post →
@DBIOSUnito
@dbiosunito · X

Yawning goes acoustic! Also when not seen but just heard, yawning is more contagious between strongly bonded people. New research by @ivan_norscia @Marco_Gamba et al. published @FrontPsychol https://t.co/fkv7BQRipP https://t.co/ndpvpaBVng

Apr 8, 2020 · 9 likes · 8 shares · 450 followers View post →
Jonah Henri Ratsimba
@JRatsimbazafy · X

Congratulations Marco on your newly published @FrontiersIn article: https://t.co/EW7oNQT9SU

Apr 4, 2020 · 1 like · 500 followers View post →
Sentient Souls
@Sentient_Souls · X

"the occurrence of auditory yawn contagion [...] was highest between friends and family members. [...] with women responding most frequently to others’ yawns and men being responded to most frequently by others" #emotions #cognition https://t.co/jkV7gaIUZ4

Apr 3, 2020 · 461 followers View post →
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