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Social exclusion causes self-defeating behavior.
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Journal of personality and social psychology [J Pers Soc Psychol] 2002 Sep; Vol. 83 (3), pp. 606-15. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Four experiments tested the idea that social exclusion leads to (unintentionally) self-defeating behavior. Exclusion was manipulated by telling some people that they were likely to end up alone later in life. This randomly assigned feedback caused people to take irrational, self-defeating risks (Experiments 1 and 2), choose unhealthy, rather than healthy, behaviors (Experiment 3), and procrastinate longer with pleasurable activities rather than practicing for an upcoming test (Experiment 4). A control group, who heard that their future would be marred by frequent accidents, did not show these self-defeating patterns. Thus, the effect goes beyond just hearing bad news. Emotional distress did not significantly mediate these effects across 3 different mood measures.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-3514
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12219857
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.83.3.606