ABSTRACT Direct interpersonal touch affects the recipients' impression of the touch providers and information related to them. However, the applicability of this fact in mediated interpersonal touch remains unclear. In this study, we describe the alleviating effect of mediated interpersonal touch on social judgment and show that mediated hugs with a remote person affect the impression of the hearsay information about a third person. In our experiment, participants rated their impressions via a questionnaire and recall test. Results show that mediated hugs reduced negative inferences when people recalled information about the third person. As a possible underlying mechanism, we argue that stress reduction through mediated hugs moderates negative impressions of the third person. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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中介拥抱调节对传闻信息的印象

摘要 直接的人际接触会影响接受者对接触提供者的印象以及与他们相关的信息。然而，这一事实在介导的人际接触中的适用性仍不清楚。在这项研究中，我们描述了中介人际接触对社会判断的缓解作用，并表明与远程人的中介拥抱会影响有关第三方的传闻信息的印象。在我们的实验中，参与者通过问卷和回忆测试来评估他们的印象。结果表明，当人们回忆有关第三人的信息时，有中介的拥抱减少了负面推断。作为一种可能的潜在机制，我们认为通过中介拥抱来减轻压力可以缓和对第三人的负面印象。图形概要