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Narratives of crisis: From affective structures to adaptive functions

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Abstract This commentary focuses on affective structures and the main adaptive functions of shared narratives to fill the gaps of the Conviction Narrative Theory. The transmission of narratives among individuals… Click to show full abstract

Abstract This commentary focuses on affective structures and the main adaptive functions of shared narratives to fill the gaps of the Conviction Narrative Theory. The transmission of narratives among individuals in highly uncertain situations is irrevocably tainted by affects and anchored in collective memory. Narratives have important evolutionary functions for human beings under threat and act as the social glue that creates and strengthens social bonds among individuals.

Keywords: crisis affective; structures adaptive; narratives crisis; affective structures; adaptive functions

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2023

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