Ewens & Hutchison data

This is the data (in an SPSS file) for a study reported by Ewens & Hutchison. It was predicted that having multiple group memberships would moderate the impact off ostracism on psychological needs and mood. In particular, it was expected that the widely-reported negative impact of ostracism on psychological need satisfaction and mood would be attenuated at high (relative to low) levels of multiple group memberships. Regression analyses confirmed that multiple group memberships did not moderate the impact of ostracism on belonging, control, meaningful existence or mood but did moderate its effect on self-esteem, although not in the predicted way: ostracism reduced self-esteem at moderate and high but not low levels of multiple group memberships. The results are interpreted with reference to theory and research on the potential of group memberships to act as both a 'social cure' and a 'social curse' (e.g. Jetten et al., 2017).

本数据集为Ewens与Hutchison所报道的一项研究的配套数据，存储于SPSS文件中。本研究提出假设：多重群体归属会调节社会排斥（ostracism）对心理需求与情绪的影响。具体而言，研究预期，已有广泛文献报道的社会排斥对心理需求满足与情绪的负面影响，会在多重群体归属水平较高（相较于较低水平）时得到缓解。回归分析结果显示，多重群体归属并未调节社会排斥对归属感、掌控感、存在意义感与情绪的影响，但确实对自尊（self-esteem）的效应存在调节作用，不过调节方向与预期不符：当多重群体归属处于中等或较高水平时，社会排斥会降低个体自尊，而在较低水平时则无此效应。本研究结果参照群体归属兼具‘社会良药’与‘社会诅咒’潜力的相关理论与研究（如Jetten等人，2017年）进行了解读。