Alone and without purpose: Life loses meaning following social exclusion

被引：328

作者：

Stillman, Tyler F. ^{[1
]}

Baumeister, Roy F. ^{[1
]}

Lambert, Nathaniel M. ^{[2
]}

Crescioni, A. Will ^{[1
]}

DeWall, C. Nathan ^{[3
]}

Fincham, Frank D. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Psychol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

[2] Florida State Univ, Dept Family & Child Sci, Family Inst, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

[3] Univ Kentucky, Dept Psychol, Lexington, KY 40506 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2009年 / 45卷 / 04期

关键词：

Social rejection; Ostracism; Meaning; SELF-ESTEEM; SHORT-FORM; OSTRACISM; REJECTION; EXPLORATIONS; LONELINESS; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; RESPONSES; CONSTRUCT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jesp.2009.03.007

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Four studies (N = 643) supported the hypothesis that social exclusion would reduce the global perception of life as meaningful. Social exclusion was manipulated experimentally by having a confederate refuse to meet participants after seeing their videotaped introduction (Study 1) and by ostracizing participants in a computerized ball-tossing game (Study 2). Compared to control condition and acceptance conditions, social exclusion led to perceiving life as less meaningful. Exclusion was also operationalized as self-reported loneliness, which was a better predictor of low meaning than other potent variables (Study 3). Study 4 found support for Baumeister's model of meaning (1991), by demonstrating that the effect of exclusion on meaning was mediated by purpose, value, and positive self-worth. (c) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：686 / 694

页数：9

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