Sociality of future outcomes moderates the effects of warmth and competence on social optimism bias.

ABSTRACT: People are overoptimistic about the future of those they like or admire (social optimism bias), expecting significantly more desirable than undesirable outcomes. By contrast, they are pessimistic about those they don't like. To operationalize the (dis)like of social targets, warmth and competence are used as two universal dimensions of social perception. In this pre-registered study, we replicate previous findings while adding two new levels of complexity. First, we make the distinction between the sociality of future outcomes: "alone" outcomes (e.g., enjoying a quiet afternoon by oneself) and "social" outcomes (e.g., enjoying a vacation with the significant other). Second, we investigate the effect of attachment styles on one's expectations for alone and social outcomes toward the social

SUBMITTER: Dricu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9156740 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature