Form: Emotional Contagion Scale, ECS

1. If someone I'm talking with begins to cry, I get teary-eyed.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
2. Being with a happy person picks me up when I'm feeling down.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
3. When someone smiles warmly at me, I smile back and feel warm inside.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
4. I get filled with sorrow when people talk about the death of their loved ones.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
5. I clench my jaws and my shoulders get tight when I see the angry faces on the news.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
6. When I look into the eyes of the one I love, my mind is filled with thoughts of romance.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
7. It irritates me to be around angry people.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
8. Watching the fearful faces of victims on the news makes me try to imagine how they might be feeling.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
9. I melt when the one I love holds me close.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
10. I tense when overhearing an angry quarrel.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
11. Being around happy people fills my mind with happy thoughts.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
12. I sense my body responding when the one I love touches me.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
13. I notice myself getting tense when I'm around people who are stressed out.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
14. I cry at sad movies.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always
15. Listening to the shrill screams of a terrified child in a dentist's waiting room makes me feel nervous.
Never
Rarely
Often
Always

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