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| Title |
Pain as Social Glue: Shared Pain Increases Cooperation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychological Science, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1177/0956797614545886 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brock Bastian, Jolanda Jetten, Laura J. Ferris |
| Abstract |
Even though painful experiences are employed within social rituals across the world, little is known about the social effects of pain. We examined the possibility that painful experiences can promote cooperation within social groups. In Experiments 1 and 2, we induced pain by asking some participants to insert their hands in ice water and to perform leg squats. In Experiment 3, we induced pain by asking some participants to eat a hot chili pepper. Participants performed these tasks in small groups. We found evidence for a causal link: Sharing painful experiences with other people, compared with a no-pain control treatment, promoted trusting interpersonal relationships by increasing perceived bonding among strangers (Experiment 1) and increased cooperation in an economic game (Experiments 2 and 3). Our findings shed light on the social effects of pain, demonstrating that shared pain may be an important trigger for group formation. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 94 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 10% |
| Japan | 4 | 4% |
| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| Spain | 3 | 3% |
| Sweden | 2 | 2% |
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 41 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 68 | 72% |
| Scientists | 16 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 275 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Singapore | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 263 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 48 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 17% |
| Researcher | 24 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 8% |
| Other | 48 | 17% |
| Unknown | 36 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 154 | 56% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 14 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 28 | 10% |
| Unknown | 47 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 392. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 September 2023.
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#79,139
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Outputs from Psychological Science
#206
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#610
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#5
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