Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that exposure to babyish faces can serve a social surrogacy function, such that even limited exposure to babyish faces can fulfill social belongingness needs. We manipulated the sex and facial maturity of a target face seen in an imagined social interaction, on a between-participants basis. Regardless of target sex, individuals indicated greater satisfaction of social belongingness needs following an imagined interaction with a babyish face, compared to a mature adult face. These results indicate that brief exposure to babyish (relative to mature) faces, even without an extensive interaction, can lead to the satisfaction of social belongingness needs. ©
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-277 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | 154 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 4 Jul 2014 |
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Keywords
- face perception
- facial morphology
- social belonging
- social perception
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Overgeneralizing belonging : Limited exposure to baby-faced targets increases the feeling of social belonging. / Sacco, Donald F.; Wilson, John Paul; Hugenberg, Kurt; Wirth, James H.
In: Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 154, No. 4, 04.07.2014, p. 273-277.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Overgeneralizing belonging
T2 - Limited exposure to baby-faced targets increases the feeling of social belonging
AU - Sacco, Donald F.
AU - Wilson, John Paul
AU - Hugenberg, Kurt
AU - Wirth, James H.
PY - 2014/7/4
Y1 - 2014/7/4
N2 - We tested the hypothesis that exposure to babyish faces can serve a social surrogacy function, such that even limited exposure to babyish faces can fulfill social belongingness needs. We manipulated the sex and facial maturity of a target face seen in an imagined social interaction, on a between-participants basis. Regardless of target sex, individuals indicated greater satisfaction of social belongingness needs following an imagined interaction with a babyish face, compared to a mature adult face. These results indicate that brief exposure to babyish (relative to mature) faces, even without an extensive interaction, can lead to the satisfaction of social belongingness needs. ©
AB - We tested the hypothesis that exposure to babyish faces can serve a social surrogacy function, such that even limited exposure to babyish faces can fulfill social belongingness needs. We manipulated the sex and facial maturity of a target face seen in an imagined social interaction, on a between-participants basis. Regardless of target sex, individuals indicated greater satisfaction of social belongingness needs following an imagined interaction with a babyish face, compared to a mature adult face. These results indicate that brief exposure to babyish (relative to mature) faces, even without an extensive interaction, can lead to the satisfaction of social belongingness needs. ©
KW - face perception
KW - facial morphology
KW - social belonging
KW - social perception
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U2 - 10.1080/00224545.2014.901286
DO - 10.1080/00224545.2014.901286
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VL - 154
SP - 273
EP - 277
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
SN - 0022-4545
IS - 4
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