Department of Psychology, Ningbo University, China.
College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Singapore.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2020 Oct;59(4):876-899. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12368. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
Social rejection research has largely focused on the consequences of rejection when individuals experience rejection alone. Yet little is known about the reaction of those co-experiencing rejection. We tested the hypothesis that the co-experience of rejection increases cooperation between the co-experiencers. Three experiments provided supporting evidence for the hypothesis. The participants cooperated more when they co-experienced rejection than when they experienced rejection alone. The need to belong mediated the relationship between those co-experiencing rejection and cooperation. These findings shed light on the factors that initiate the formation of small groups, especially deviant ones.
社会排斥研究主要集中在个体独自经历排斥时排斥的后果上。然而，对于那些共同经历排斥的人的反应却知之甚少。我们验证了这样一个假设，即共同经历排斥会增加共同经历排斥者之间的合作。三个实验为这个假设提供了支持性证据。与独自经历排斥相比，参与者在共同经历排斥时会更多地合作。归属感的需要中介了共同经历排斥与合作之间的关系。这些发现揭示了引发小团体形成的因素，特别是异常小团体的形成因素。
