With this study, we explored an emerging type of surveillance, namely, peer-to-peer surveillance, in which individuals with lateral surveillance devices (e.g., smart glasses, wearable cameras) can stealthily observe others. Specifically, we investigated how, compared with centralized surveillance, peer-to-peer surveillance affects group satisfaction with group work and the processes of cognitive and affective appraisals. We developed our research model in the framework of stimulus-organism-response. In our experiment, we randomly assigned 60 three-member groups to one of three conditions (no monitoring, centralized monitoring, peer-to-peer surveillance) and conducted a group task. The results revealed that peer-to-peer surveillance influenced satisfaction with group work through mediators such as perceived surveillance (cognition) and stress (affect). By elucidating the significant roles of cognition and affect in the emerging pervasive surveillance, we contribute to understanding human responses to the risks caused by novel information and communication technologies.

通过这项研究，我们探索了一种新兴的监视类型，即点对点监视，其中具有横向监视设备（例如，智能眼镜，可穿戴式摄像头）的个人可以偷偷观察其他人。具体而言，我们调查了与集中式监视相比，对等监视如何影响小组对小组工作的满意度以及认知和情感评估的过程。我们在刺激-生物-反应框架下开发了我们的研究模型。在我们的实验中，我们将60个三人小组随机分配到三个条件（不监视，集中监视，对等监视）之一，并执行了小组任务。结果表明，点对点监控通过诸如感知监控（认知）和压力（影响）之类的中介来影响对团队工作的满意度。通过阐明认知和情感在新兴的普遍监视中的重要作用，我们有助于理解人类对新型信息和通信技术所带来的风险的反应。