Overgeneralizing belonging: Limited exposure to baby-faced targets increases the feeling of social belonging

Donald F. Sacco; John Paul Wilson; Kurt Hugenberg; James H. Wirth

doi:10.1080/00224545.2014.901286

Overgeneralizing belonging

Limited exposure to baby-faced targets increases the feeling of social belonging

Donald F. Sacco, John Paul Wilson, Kurt Hugenberg, James H. Wirth

Psychology

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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
Pages (from-to)	273-277
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Social Psychology
Volume	154
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2014.901286
State	Published - 4 Jul 2014

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Keywords

face perception
facial morphology
social belonging
social perception

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Sacco, D. F., Wilson, J. P., Hugenberg, K., & Wirth, J. H. (2014). Overgeneralizing belonging: Limited exposure to baby-faced targets increases the feeling of social belonging. Journal of Social Psychology, 154(4), 273-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2014.901286

Sacco, Donald F. ; Wilson, John Paul ; Hugenberg, Kurt ; Wirth, James H. / Overgeneralizing belonging : Limited exposure to baby-faced targets increases the feeling of social belonging. In: Journal of Social Psychology. 2014 ; Vol. 154, No. 4. pp. 273-277.

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Sacco, DF, Wilson, JP, Hugenberg, K & Wirth, JH 2014, 'Overgeneralizing belonging: Limited exposure to baby-faced targets increases the feeling of social belonging', Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 154, no. 4, pp. 273-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2014.901286

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.

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