Aligning is a psychological strategy for coping with anxiety-provoking events rather than avoiding those events, which could worsen if not addressed. Many people may be driven by emotions to avoid dealing with distressing events. Aligning involves identifying or clarifying one's values and responding to life events in terms of one's values rather than unpleasant emotions.
Aligning is a type of impression management. A person may use aligning when their behavior seems unacceptable or inappropriate. They then create a narrative that attempts to make the behavior seem reasonable or rationale.
Mutual alignment refers to a spontaneous synchronous action like a standing ovation at a performance. See Froese & Apata-Fonseca (2017).
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