TY - JOUR
T1 - Social mindfulness in the real world
T2 - the physical presence of others induces other-regarding motivation
AU - Van Doesum, Niels J.
AU - Karremans, Johan C.
AU - Fikke, Rosanne
AU - de Lange, Martijn A.
AU - Van Lange, Paul A.M.
PY - 2018/10/2
Y1 - 2018/10/2
N2 - Two studies show that being socially mindful only requires a minimal social context: The presence of a specific other is enough to bring out greater social mindfulness in a one-shot social decision-making task that focuses participants’ decisions on leaving or limiting other people’s choice. Study 1 contrasts a control condition (with no second chooser) with two conditions in which a confederate chooses after the participant. We find that participants are socially mindful by leaving choice to the confederate more often. Study 2 reveals that a specified, identifiable other is left choice more often than an unspecified next chooser. The physical presence of others may thus be enough to elicit greater social mindfulness as manifested in simple and low-cost social decision-making.
AB - Two studies show that being socially mindful only requires a minimal social context: The presence of a specific other is enough to bring out greater social mindfulness in a one-shot social decision-making task that focuses participants’ decisions on leaving or limiting other people’s choice. Study 1 contrasts a control condition (with no second chooser) with two conditions in which a confederate chooses after the participant. We find that participants are socially mindful by leaving choice to the confederate more often. Study 2 reveals that a specified, identifiable other is left choice more often than an unspecified next chooser. The physical presence of others may thus be enough to elicit greater social mindfulness as manifested in simple and low-cost social decision-making.
KW - presence of others
KW - social decision-making
KW - Social mindfulness
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U2 - 10.1080/15534510.2018.1544589
DO - 10.1080/15534510.2018.1544589
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057303025
VL - 13
SP - 209
EP - 222
JO - Social Influence
JF - Social Influence
SN - 1553-4510
IS - 4
ER -