Hurt people hurt people: Ostracism and aggression

D Ren, ED Wesselmann, KD Williams - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•We provide an overview of the core findings on ostracism-related aggression.•We
organize the literature using the temporal need-threat model of ostracism.•There is …

Why am I ostracized and how would I react?—A review of workplace ostracism research

Y Mao, Y Liu, C Jiang, ID Zhang - Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2018 - Springer
Ostracism is an important issue in the workplace and studies on this issue are diverse and
large. This paper comprehensively reviews the literature related to workplace ostracism in …

The mediating role of psychological distress between ostracism, work engagement, and turnover intentions: An analysis in the Cypriot hospitality context

E Anasori, SW Bayighomog, G De Vita… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drawing on the conservation of resources and job-demands resource theories, this study
proposes and tests psychological distress as an underlying mechanism mediating the …

The far-reaching effects of believing people can change: implicit theories of personality shape stress, health, and achievement during adolescence.

DS Yeager, R Johnson, BJ Spitzer… - Journal of personality …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
The belief that personality is fixed (an entity theory of personality) can give rise to negative
reactions to social adversities. Three studies showed that when social adversity is common …

Ghosting and destiny: Implicit theories of relationships predict beliefs about ghosting

G Freedman, DN Powell, B Le… - Journal of Social and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Two studies examined how implicit theories of relationships are associated with ghosting (ie,
ending a relationship by cutting off all contact). Previous research on implicit theories of …

Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts.

Z Chen, KT Poon, CN DeWall… - Journal of personality and …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Eleven studies (N= 2,254; 2 preregistered) examined whether ostracism would
trigger suicidal thoughts and whether perceived meaning in life would account for this effect …

Cyberbullying victimization and adolescent depression: the mediating role of psychological security and the moderating role of growth mindset

G Niu, J He, S Lin, X Sun, C Longobardi - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to examine the mechanisms (the mediating role of
psychological security and the moderating role of growth mindset) underlying the …

Motivations for responses to ostracism

ED Wesselmann, D Ren, KD Williams - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Ostracism (being ignored and excluded) and other forms of interpersonal rejection threaten
individuals' physical and psychological well-being (Williams and Nida, 2011). Researchers …

Does intranasal oxytocin promote prosocial behavior to an excluded fellow player? A randomized-controlled trial with Cyberball

MME Riem, MJ Bakermans-Kranenburg… - …, 2013 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide oxytocin has been shown to stimulate prosocial behavior. However,
recent studies indicate that adverse early caregiving experiences may moderate the positive …

Feeling entitled to more: Ostracism increases dishonest behavior

KT Poon, Z Chen, CN DeWall - Personality and Social …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Five experiments tested whether ostracism increases dishonesty through increased feelings
of entitlement. Compared with included and control participants, ostracized participants …