Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
To what extent does smiling have a positive impact upon psychological and…
To what extent does smiling have a positive impact upon psychological and physiological health?
What causes smiling?
Mental Processes
Perception
Memories
Confusion
Smiling as a "knee-jerk" social reaction
Physiological Processes
Muscles involved
Hormones
endorphins - serotonin
Neurostimulation
Sensory input
Social processes
Is smiling contagious?
What social interactions elicit smiling?
Are certain preceding emotions more likely to elicit smiling than others?
Effects of smiling
Physiological effects
Hormonal effects?
Effects on the immune system?
Effects on muscles - fatigue/endurance?
Anti-aging effects?
Does smiling decrease pain? (Eliud Kipchoge)
Mental effects
mental conditions
anxiety
depression
Happier
More aware of others/community
smiling at others
Does it function as a protective factor against mental health disorders?
How does an individual that is smiling change your perception of them?
Diffusion of conflict
Attraction
Individual differences in smiling
Age
How does smiling change as we develop from babies to toddlers, children, teenagers, adults, and older adults?
Gender
What role do gender norms and stereotypes have in smiling?
Is smiling considered to be more feminine, more masculine, or neither?
Culture/nationality
Do certain cultures consider it polite/impolite to smile in certain scenarios?
Which countries smile the most, or have the greatest national measure of happiness?
If smiling is not traditionally used to express happiness in a culture, what is?
Can behavioural tendencies to smile be grouped amongst cultures?
Why do some people smile more than others?
Measurement of variable
Is it an all or nothing response or a spectrum?
Is smiling causative of positive feelings?
Does smiling make you happy?
How can happiness be quantified?
How long do the effects of smiling last?
Does this differ between psychological and physiological effects?
Does the environment in which a smile is generated impact the longevity of its effects?
Does forced smiling produce similar psychological and physiological impacts as genuine smiling?
How is smiling defined?
Does this definition differ across cultures?
Does the societally accepted definition of smiling differ to the definition of smiling cited in academic literature?
Is there a scientific definition?