Work

Co-imagination fosters shared emotions of future experiences.

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: = 204), we use natural language models to code individual narratives for a rich and complex array of emotional states. These studies demonstrate that co-imagination in novel dyads fosters alignment in the emotions partners express within their individual representations of the shared future, more so than independently imagining future events using the same cues. This work illuminates a new framework and mechanism for the formation of shared emotions within representations of the future. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Emotion

DOI: 10.1037/emo0001659