Talking to Strangers: A Week-Long Intervention Reduces Psychological Barriers to Social Connection
Sandstrom, Boothby & Cooney (2022) · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 102
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What the study found
A week of approaching strangers every day reduced fear of rejection a lot compared with a control group. The reduction lasted at least a week after the programme ended.
What the study cannot prove
This was a one-week programme, and people reported the results themselves. It shows that the barriers to talking to strangers fall during a week of doing it. It did not follow anyone long enough to show that the change lasts.
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