Social distance of bystanders affects people’s embarrassment via changing fear of negative evaluation and feelings of attachment security

Social distance of bystanders affects people’s embarrassment via changing fear of negative evaluation and feelings of attachment security

Abstract Background Embarrassment is a self-conscious emotion with important social functions, but it is not well understood. The perception of bystanders is considered a precondition for embarrassment, which makes it unique from other self-conscious emotions. Studies have shown that socially close...

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Main Authors: Hongjuan Tang, Lin Li, Li Zheng, Xiuyan Guo, Haoyue Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Embarrassment
Bystander
Social distance
State attachment security
Self-conscious emotion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01201-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01201-7

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