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
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.
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页码:686 / 694
页数:9
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