KnowraEmotional contagionLinked fromLinked fromThe 14 pages that link to Emotional contagion, each with the reason it gives.All 14Broader topic 2Related 8Compared with 4EmpathyCompared with: It can resemble emotional empathy but need not involve understanding whose feeling is whose.CompassionCompared with: Sharing another’s distress is not itself the compassionate wish to relieve it.MettāCompared with: Mettā is intentionally cultivated goodwill, not merely catching another person’s mood.CatharsisCompared with: Strong emotional expression can transmit feelings to others without relieving the person expressing them.