Take Me Out of the Loop

When Do We Prefer to Self-Exclude From Groups

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ID5338990
AuthorsNicole E Iannone (Jacksonville University), Megan K Mccarty (0000-0001-9680-5871, Simmons University), Dani Parsons (Purdue University West Lafayette), Janice R Kelly (Purdue University West Lafayette)
Year2024
Volume55
Issue3
Pages148-161
Publication date2024-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
PublisherHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000549
OpenAlexW4400786137
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

Three studies examined whether people feel better when self-excluding from group conversations about negative, rather than positive, information and whether people feel worse when included in group conversations about negative, rather than positive, information. Participants ( N = 665) completed a retrospective recall (Study 1) and imagined scenarios (Studies 2 and 3). Participants generally reported feeling worse when they were included in groups discussing negative, rather than positive, information. They also reported feeling better when they self-excluded from groups discussing negative, rather than positive, information, particularly negative gossip. Negative gossip also led participants to have a high desire to self-exclude from the group, and this was mediated by mood. These findings suggest there are certain circumstances where people prefer to self-exclude from groups

Cognitive psychology · Loop (graph theory) · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology

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