“…Social exclusion can be understood as a signal that something is wrong with the self, e.g., that one has undesirable traits. Research on interoceptive accuracy (i.e., the ability to accurately detect and interpret signals of one's own body)-a concept that has been linked to self-focus (Ainley, Tajadura-Jim enez, Fotopoulou, & Tsakiris, 2012)-further supports this perspective by showing that individuals who experienced social exclusion were less accurate than participants who were socially included (Durlik & Tsakiris, 2015). In line with this reasoning, research has shown that social rejection in fact leads to a stronger desire to avoid self-awareness or self-focus (for instance, by facing away from a mirror; Twenge, Catanese, & Baumeister, 2003).…”