Sparks Brandon, Zidenberg Alexandra M, Olver Mark E
Kingston University, 55-59 Penrhyn Rd., Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 2EE UK.
King's University College at Western University, London, Canada.
Curr Psychol. 2023 Feb 2:1-15. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04275-z.
Incels-a ragtag collection of young males who have rallied around their shared experience of romantic rejection-have slowly emerged as an online group of interest to researchers, no doubt as a result of several high-profile attacks. Much of this work has centered around incels' dating experiences, sexual attitudes, and online forums. However, it is possible that their moniker, short for involuntary celibate, has resulted in an overemphasis on their sexual exclusion and frustration. Recent work has identified social isolation as a key aspect of inceldom, which may help explain why incels have responded negatively to romantic rejection. The present study thus sought to examine the role of social support and loneliness in experiences of rejection in a sample of incel ( = 67) and non-incel ( = 103) men. Results indicated that incels experience more feelings of loneliness and less social supports than non-incel men. Both of these variables were associated with multiple mental and relational health issues that incels also scored more highly on. Further, incels reported using more solitary and problematic coping mechanisms. These results suggest that incels may be missing a key buffer in sheltering them from the adverse effects of romantic rejection. It also extends previous findings highlighting the importance of attachment styles in differentiating incels from non-incels, which may perpetuate feelings of isolation. Implications for how this may relate to incel discourse and clinical interventions are discussed.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-023-04275-z.
“非自愿独身者”（Incels）是一群聚集在一起分享浪漫被拒共同经历的年轻男性，由于几起备受瞩目的袭击事件，他们逐渐成为研究人员感兴趣的在线群体。这项工作大多围绕“非自愿独身者”的约会经历、性态度和在线论坛展开。然而，他们的绰号（“非自愿独身者”，即involuntary celibate的缩写）可能导致了对其性排斥和挫折感的过度强调。最近的研究发现社会隔离是“非自愿独身者”状态的一个关键方面，这或许有助于解释为什么“非自愿独身者”对浪漫被拒会产生负面反应。因此，本研究试图在一个由67名“非自愿独身者”男性和103名非“非自愿独身者”男性组成的样本中，考察社会支持和孤独感在被拒经历中的作用。结果表明，与非 “非自愿独身者” 男性相比，“非自愿独身者” 体验到更多的孤独感，获得的社会支持更少。这两个变量都与多种心理和人际关系健康问题相关，而 “非自愿独身者” 在这些问题上的得分也更高。此外，“非自愿独身者” 报告称使用了更多孤独且有问题的应对机制。这些结果表明，“非自愿独身者” 可能缺少一个关键缓冲来保护他们免受浪漫被拒的不利影响。这也扩展了先前的研究结果，即强调依恋风格在区分 “非自愿独身者” 和非 “非自愿独身者” 方面的重要性，这可能会使孤独感持续存在。文中还讨论了这与 “非自愿独身者” 话语及临床干预的潜在关联。
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