Effects of ancestral information on social connectedness and life meaning

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI:10.1016/j.jesp.2023.104563

Tami Kim , Maura Austin , Luca Cian , Gabrielle Adams

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Abstract

With the rise of biotechnological tools such as ancestral information tests, individuals today are able to discover previously inaccessible information about themselves. Here, we explore how obtaining ancestral information—information about family history and lineage—affects people's sense of social connectedness and perceived meaning in their lives. In addition, we investigate how ancestral information affects individuals' motivations to engage in self-care behaviors or behaviors that enhance their legacy. The primary goal of this research is to identify a novel antecedent of meaning in life—past rather than present social connections and to understand how receiving ancestral information affects future behavior and decisions. We randomly assigned individuals to receive information about (1) their ancestry, (2) others' ancestral information, or (3) their current social networks. From our data (N = 365), we did not find statistically significant differences among the three conditions on social connectedness and life meaning. Thus, the role of ancestral information in improving social connection and life meaning remains inconclusive. We discuss the implications of these results for future research on social connection and life meaning.

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祖先信息对社会联系和生活意义的影响

随着诸如祖先信息测试等生物技术工具的兴起，今天的个人能够发现以前无法获得的关于自己的信息。在这里，我们探讨了获取祖先信息——关于家族历史和血统的信息——如何影响人们在生活中的社会联系感和感知意义。此外，我们还研究了祖先信息如何影响个体从事自我照顾行为或增强其遗产行为的动机。本研究的主要目标是确定过去生活中意义的新前因，而不是现在的社会关系，并理解接受祖先信息如何影响未来的行为和决策。我们随机分配个体接收以下信息:(1)他们的祖先信息，(2)其他人的祖先信息，或(3)他们当前的社会网络。从我们的数据(N = 365)中，我们没有发现三种情况在社会联系和生活意义上有统计学上的显著差异。因此，祖先信息在改善社会联系和生活意义中的作用仍然是不确定的。我们讨论了这些结果对未来社会联系和生活意义研究的启示。

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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

2.90%

发文量

134

期刊介绍： The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology publishes original research and theory on human social behavior and related phenomena. The journal emphasizes empirical, conceptually based research that advances an understanding of important social psychological processes. The journal also publishes literature reviews, theoretical analyses, and methodological comments.