Rieger, Clarissa (2022) Does Loneliness Matter? Understanding the Influence of Loneliness on the Relationship Between Social Exclusion and Attitude Moralization. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Moralization is a psychological process that can strongly influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. However, no study has yet investigated how aspects of social exclusion might influence the moralization of group relevant societal issues. We propose that moralization can be triggered as a response to being socially excluded from a group. Because the extent to which people feel that they are lonely might influence people’s reaction to being excluded, we also examined whether this relationship between social exclusion and attitude moralization is moderated by people’s perceived levels of loneliness. We tested the hypotheses by conducting an online experimental study in which social exclusion was manipulated by telling people that they would or would not fit into a fictitious student association (N = 43). Our findings showed that being socially excluded did not lead to greater moralization than being socially included; and this relationship was not moderated by loneliness. Therefore, these results did not support our hypotheses, and in turn, social exclusion did not seem to trigger the moralization of issues relevant to the group (i.e., gender equality). However, since our findings are based on an underpowered study, we suggest that it is worthwhile to conduct further research in this area. Theoretical implications for the literature on moralization and suggested directions for future research are discussed. Keywords: moralization, moral conviction, social exclusion, acceptance, loneliness
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Figueiredo Leal, A.L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2022 15:31 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Feb 2022 15:31 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/174 |
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