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From vastness to unity: Awe strengthens identity fusion.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: with groups, creating an openness to deeper collective bonds. Importantly, rather than diminishing personal agency, awe appears to foster an interdependent alignment where personal and collective goals converge, motivating individuals to direct their capabilities toward shared goals through mutual strengthening between self and group. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Emotion

DOI: 10.1037/emo0001589

Authors: Ji Young Song, Jack W. Klein, Young-Jae Cha, Sean Goldy, Haisu Sun, James Tisch, Brock Bastian

Institutions: The University of Melbourne, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University

Language: English

Topic: Social and Intergroup Psychology

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Australian Government

OpenAlex ID: W4414465628

FWCI: 7.113

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