ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Self-Affirmation Weakens the Effect of Ostracism on Conspiracy Beliefs
- Kai-Tak Poon
The Education University of Hong Kong - Zhansheng Chen
The University of Hong Kong - Wing-Yan Wong
The Education University of Hong Kong
Abstract
This experiment showed that ostracized people who were given an opportunity to self-affirm would endorse less conspiracy theories than their ostracized counterparts who did not have such an opportunity. This finding highlights the effectiveness of self-affirmation exercise in ameliorating various negative outcomes following ostracism.
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