The Effect of Vicarious Ostracism on Risk Decision Making:The Mediating Role of Emotions
Objective:The present study discussed the influence of vicarious ostracism on risk decision-making and the mediating role of positive and negative emotions through two experiments.Methods:Experiment 1 and experiment 2 used the Cyberball paradigm and the Ostracism Online paradigm to manipulate conditions of vicarious ostracism.The Risk Preference Questionnaire and the Balloon Analogue Risk Task were used to measure risk preference in the decision-mak-ing process,and the PANAS was used to measure participants'positive and negative emotions.Results:The results of the two experiments consistently revealed that,individuals who experienced vicarious ostracism were higher in risk-seeking preference in the process of decision-making,and positive emotions played a mediating role in the relationship between vi-carious ostracism and risk decision-making.Conclusion:Vicarious ostracism can significantly affect risk preference in the process of individual decision-making,and positive emotions play a mediating role in the relationship between vicarious os-tracism and risk decision-making.
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