Facially Expressive People are More Popular in Newly Formed Groups: A Social Network Analysis.

Alisa Balabanova, Eithne Kavanagh, Tom Kupfer, Bridget Waller

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Article in Journal of nonverbal behavior, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alisa BalabanovaDepartment of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

Eithne KavanaghDepartment of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

Tom KupferDepartment of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

Bridget WallerDepartment of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

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Abstract

Facial expression has been proposed as a key mechanism in forming and maintaining social relationships. Humans have particularly expressive faces, but direct evidence linking individual level expressivity to group-level social bonding is limited. Here we examined whether spontaneous facial expressivity impacts social popularity during initial group formation. Participants (72 groups, Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10919-026-00514-6.

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affiliationfacial expressionfacial expressivitypopularitysocial interactionsocial network

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PMID42292163

DOI10.1007/s10919-026-00514-6

PMCPMC13253780

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