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Emotional crying provides an evolutionary advantage
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SUPPORTED
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confidence 84/100

Large-scale cross-cultural research supports the evolutionary hypothesis that emotional crying acts as a social glue, reliably eliciting empathy and social support from observers.

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Tears evoke the intention to offer social support: A systematic investigation of the interpersonal effects of emotional crying across 41 countries
2021 · cited by 28
A large-scale multinational study confirms that emotional tears consistently evoke the intention to offer social support, functioning as a social glue.
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Tears Trigger the Intention to Offer Social Support: A Systematic Investigation of the Interpersonal Effects of Emotional Crying Across 36 Countries
2020 · cited by 2
Cross-cultural research demonstrates that tearful crying elicits interpersonal support and serves an attachment function across diverse populations.
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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8401 Aug 2026
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