The Quest for Significance: Attitude Adaption to a Radical Group Following Social Exclusion

Autor/inn/en	Bäck, Emma A.; Bäck, Hanna; Altermark, Niklas; Knapton, Holly
Titel	The Quest for Significance: Attitude Adaption to a Radical Group Following Social Exclusion
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Science, 12 (2018) 1-2, S.25-36 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2192-001X
DOI	10.3233/DEV-170230
Schlagwörter	Social Isolation; Laboratory Experiments; Attitude Change; Rejection (Psychology); Social Influences; Peer Acceptance; Antisocial Behavior; Political Attitudes; College Students; Student Attitudes; Computer Games; Foreign Countries; Prediction; Immigration; Computer Mediated Communication; Self Concept; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Isolation; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Ablehnung; Sozialer Einfluss; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Ausland; Vorhersage; Computerkonferenz; Selbstkonzept; Schweden
Abstract	It is a human fundamental to desire to be valued, loved and respected--to be significant. Social exclusion induce significance loss which elicits a 'quest for significance'--the search for opportunities to re-gain significance. The present article establishes this relation in a laboratory experiment (N = 71, mean age = 28, SD = 10.42, 65% women, 35% men), showing that socially excluded individuals who are subsequently included by a radical group, adapt their attitudes in line with this group. We use a modified version of the well-known paradigm 'Cyberball' to elicit the quest for significance. The results show that when experiencing social exclusion, highly rejection sensitive individuals tend to adapt to the radical group's opinions. The results are important, highlighting a mechanism in the radicalization process and the importance of taking social factors into account in this process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01