Core Framework

S‑R‑C Model™

A model describing how emotional states spread, intensify, or stabilize within populations through three variables.

Overview

The S‑R‑C Model™ describes how emotional states spread, intensify, or stabilize within populations through three variables: Susceptibility, Transmission Rate, and Collective Resilience.

The Three Variables

S

Susceptibility

The likelihood that individuals or groups will absorb and propagate emotional states.

R

Transmission Rate

The speed and intensity with which emotional states move through networks.

C

Collective Resilience

The capacity of a population to buffer, interrupt, or reverse emotional contagion.

Applications

  • Public health
  • Education
  • Workplaces
  • Digital environments
  • Community wellbeing
  • Research

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