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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 173-184 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Social psychology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 May 2021 |
Abstract
Social exclusion, even from minimal game-based interactions, induces negative consequences. We investigated whether the nature of the relationship with the excluder modulates the effects of ostracism. Participants played a virtual ball-tossing game with a stranger and a friend (friend condition) or a stranger and their romantic partner (partner condition) while being fully included, fully excluded, excluded only by the stranger, or excluded only by their close other. Replicating previous findings, full exclusion impaired participants' basic-need satisfaction and relationship evaluation most severely. While the degree of exclusion mattered, the relationship to the excluder did not: Classic null hypothesis testing and Bayesian statistics showed no modulation of ostracism effects depending on whether participants were excluded by a stranger, a friend, or their partner.
Keywords
- interpersonal relationships, ostracism, rejection, social exclusion, social interaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Social Psychology
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Psychology(all)
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In: Social psychology, Vol. 52, No. 3, 31.05.2021, p. 173-184.
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