Humans are social animals and they depend upon social relationships to fortify their
physical and psychological well-being. Various types of social experiences can threaten …

Individuals may respond to ostracism by either behaving prosocially or antisocially. A recent
paper provides evidence for a third response: solitude seeking, suggesting that ostracized …

Although ghosting (ie, unilaterally ending a relationship by ceasing communication) has
only recently entered the lexicon, it is a regularly used form of relationship dissolution …

What are the interpersonal consequences of seeking solitude? Leading theories in
developmental research have proposed that having a general preference for solitude may …

This chapter provides a literature review on workplace ostracism in the context of workplace
bullying. First, the context of ostracism in the workplace is conceptualized and distinguished …

Ostracism, a complex social phenomenon, involves both targets (ostracized individuals) and
sources (ostracizers). The current experiment redressed a gap in the ostracism literature by …

Individuals ostracize others for myriad reasons, yet the influence of those reasons on the
psychological experience of ostracizing is yet unknown. Two studies aimed to determine the …

The present research aims to explore source's reasons of using silent treatment in context of
a relational dyad. The sample consisted of 10 female unmarried participants of 20-27 years …

Artykuł stanowi przegląd wiedzy na temat problematyki wykluczenia społecznego.
Przedstawiono w nim dominujące modele teoretyczne opisujące to zjawisko. Omówiono …

People use silent treatment across different relationships such as with friends, parents,
siblings, romantic partners, acquaintances and even with strangers for various reasons and …