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Not moved, still lonely: the negative relation between loneliness and being moved

Abstract

Three studies (total N = 501) showed a negative association between loneliness and the emotion of being moved. People who were lonelier than others consistently reported a weaker feeling of being moved after experimental manipulation. These results appeared both when the participants were presented with selected stimuli (video clips paradigm in Study 1 and Study 3) and when they were allowed to freely recall moving episodes from their past (episode paradigm in Study 2). This association remained reliable after controlling for depression, empathy, and initial mood. The more lonely the participants in Study 1 were, the less they considered themselves susceptible to being moved in everyday life. The results of Study 3 suggest that the association between loneliness and being moved is mediated by lonely people’s lack of faith in others’ goodwill and altruism. The results are discussed from the perspective of the potential causes and effects of loneliness and also in the context of the determinants of being moved.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 07/12/2022 | Link to this post on IFP |
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