Makhous, Jolnar (2022) The Change of Attitude Moralization after Ostracism; and the Buffer Effect of Social Avoidance as a Moderator. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Although the importance of attitude moralization is very significant for both the individual and the group, not much research has been done to discover the relation between ostracism and moralization in groups. We propose that excluded individuals will change their moralization as a psychological strategy to join the group. On the other hand, we suggest that social avoidance individuals will not change their moralizations for the sake of getting in a group, because of their desire for solitude, and their low social motivation. Our research questions are: Does ostracism lead to moralization? Does social avoidance moderate the relation between ostracism and moralization? We examined these relations through an online experiment (N = 43) with a sample of international first year psychology students. After examining the relation between ostracism and moralization and the effect of the moderator social avoidance on this relation. We found that participants did not change their moralization after being excluded, and there was no evidence that socially avoidance individuals will not change their moralization after exclusion. Our findings thus do not support our hypotheses that ostracism leads to attitude moralization of issues relevant to the group than social inclusion, and social avoidance will moderate this relation. Theoretical implications for the literature on moralization, ostracism and social avoidance are discussed. Keywords: moralization, moral conviction, ostracism, social avoidance
| 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: | 16 Feb 2022 09:10 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 09:10 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/185 |
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