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Social Rejection Can Reduce Pain and Increase Spending: Further Evidence That Money, Pain, and Belongingness Are Interrelated

Social Rejection Can Reduce Pain and Increase Spending: Further Evidence That Money, Pain, and... Psychological Inquiry, 19: 145–147, 2008 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1047-840X print / 1532-7965 online DOI: 10.1080/10478400802592307 COMMENTARIES Social Rejection Can Reduce Pain and Increase Spending: Further Evidence That Money, Pain, and Belongingness Are Interrelated Roy F. Baumeister Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida C. Nathan DeWall Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Nicole L. Mead Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Kathleen D. Vohs Marketing Department, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota At first blush, money, pain, and social support would evidence that exclusion reduces pain, they cite a sec- seem to be worlds apart. Pain is a fundamental biolog- ondary source referring to an unpublished study by ical fact built into the bodies of almost all animals. So- MacDonald, Kingsbury, and Shaw (2005), in which cial support, reflected in the subjective impact of social apparently some individuals, although not others, ex- acceptance and rejection, is limited to social animals hibited a decrease in sensitivity to pain after being (of which there are many varieties, to be sure) and is a socially rejected. mixture of biological and social factors. Money, mean- A much more thorough investigation of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychological Inquiry Taylor & Francis

Social Rejection Can Reduce Pain and Increase Spending: Further Evidence That Money, Pain, and Belongingness Are Interrelated

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Psychological Inquiry, 19: 145–147, 2008 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1047-840X print / 1532-7965 online DOI: 10.1080/10478400802592307 COMMENTARIES Social Rejection Can Reduce Pain and Increase Spending: Further Evidence That Money, Pain, and Belongingness Are Interrelated Roy F. Baumeister Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida C. Nathan DeWall Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Nicole L. Mead Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Kathleen D. Vohs Marketing Department, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota At first blush, money, pain, and social support would evidence that exclusion reduces pain, they cite a sec- seem to be worlds apart. Pain is a fundamental biolog- ondary source referring to an unpublished study by ical fact built into the bodies of almost all animals. So- MacDonald, Kingsbury, and Shaw (2005), in which cial support, reflected in the subjective impact of social apparently some individuals, although not others, ex- acceptance and rejection, is limited to social animals hibited a decrease in sensitivity to pain after being (of which there are many varieties, to be sure) and is a socially rejected. mixture of biological and social factors. Money, mean- A much more thorough investigation of

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