Safety in Beauty Social Exclusion, Antisocial Responses, and the Desire to Reconnect

Aydin, Niluefer; Agthe, Maria; Pfundmair, Michaela; Frey, Dieter und DeWall, Nathan (2017): Safety in Beauty Social Exclusion, Antisocial Responses, and the Desire to Reconnect. In: Social Psychology, Bd. 48, Nr. 4: S. 208-225

Abstract

Individuals regularly exhibit antisocial responses after social exclusion. In four unregistered studies (1a, 1b, 2, and 3) and one preregistered experiment (Study 4), we tested the hypothesis that the excluder's physical attractiveness reduces the relationship between social exclusion and negative responding. Results showed that exclusion by a highly attractive source caused less aggressive and more prosocial responses than exclusion by a less attractive source (Studies 1-3). The interaction effect was mediated by perceived likeability of the excluding person (Study 3). The preregistered experiment did not confirm the interactive effect between exclusion and attractiveness (Study 4);however, exploratory analyses indicated the effect on pro- (but not antisocial) responding. Inconsistent findings as well as the theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie
• ISSN: 1864-9335
• Sprache: Englisch