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  • Evolutionary Psychology

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  • Facial self-resemblance is often perceived as a cue of kinship.
  • Understanding how individuals respond to treatment by self-resembling others is crucial for social behavior research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the link between facial self-resemblance and social rejection.
  • To test if social inclusion/exclusion by perceived kin elicits different rejection feelings compared to non-kin.

Main Methods:

  • 90 participants played two Cyberball games involving social inclusion and exclusion.
  • Partner faces were digitally manipulated to be self- or non-self-resembling.
  • Rejection feelings were measured and analyzed based on partner resemblance and treatment condition.

Main Results:

  • Rejection feelings varied with self-resemblance, particularly after initial inclusion.
  • Inclusion by self-resembling partners led to significantly lower rejection feelings than inclusion by non-self-resembling partners.
  • Results suggest perceived kinship moderates psychological responses to social actions.

Conclusions:

  • Perceptions of kinship, cued by facial resemblance, can influence social responses.
  • This study provides nuanced insights into kin recognition and social rejection mechanisms.
  • Facial similarity plays a role in modulating feelings of social acceptance and rejection.