Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Oct;250:104522. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104522. Epub 2024 Oct 5.
Research has shown that ostracism negatively affects the social willingness of those who are ostracized, but the impact of observers, who play an important role in ostracism situations, has been less studied. Three studies examined whether observed ostracism affects observers' willingness to socialize and the underlying mechanism. The results showed that (1) observed ostracism decreased observers' willingness to socialize; (2) perceived future rejection mediated the relationship between observed ostracism and observers' willingness to socialize; and (3) perceived similarity had a moderating effect on the mediation model. Specifically, the higher the perceived similarity between observers and ostracized individuals, the stronger the effect of observed ostracism on observers' perceived future rejection and willingness to socialize. These findings contribute to a more comprehensive, systematic understanding of how ostracism affects observers, including its underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions.
研究表明，被排斥会对被排斥者的社交意愿产生负面影响，但观察者在排斥情境中扮演着重要的角色，其影响却较少被研究。本研究通过三项研究考察了被观察到的排斥是否会影响观察者的社交意愿，以及其中的潜在机制。结果表明：（1）被观察到的排斥会降低观察者的社交意愿；（2）感知到的未来排斥在被观察到的排斥与观察者的社交意愿之间起中介作用；（3）感知相似性对中介模型具有调节作用。具体来说，观察者和被排斥者之间的感知相似性越高，被观察到的排斥对观察者感知到的未来排斥和社交意愿的影响就越强。这些发现有助于更全面、系统地理解排斥如何影响观察者，包括其潜在机制和边界条件。
