Social distance of bystanders affects people’s embarrassment via changing fear of negative evaluation and feelings of attachment security

Table 1 Participants’ ratings of three conditions (short, medium, and long social distance)

	Condition	SD	EMB	FNE	SAS
Study 1	Short (Close friend)	2.25 ± 0.94	2.58 ± 0.97
	Medium (Causal friend)	5.60 ± 0.84	3.97 ± 1.21
	Long (Stranger)	7.00 ± 0	4.46 ± 0.84
Study 2	Short (Close friend)	2.11 ± 1.14	2.73 ± 1.03	2.51 ± 1.08	4.94 ± 1.55
	Medium (Causal friend)	5.07 ± 1.14	3.87 ± 0.81	3.63 ± 0.94	3.47 ± 1.09
	Long (Stranger)	7.00 ± 0	4.36 ± 1.05	3.75 ± 1.07	2.51 ± 0.96

Note: SD = Social distance (ranging from 1 to 7); EMB = Embarrassment (ranging from 1 to 7); FNE = Fear of negative evaluation (ranging from 1 to 7); SAS = State attachment security (ranging from 1 to 7)

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