“…First, the primary reasons for in-person ostracism include having poor social skills (Erath, Flanagan, & Bierman, 2007), being “different” in terms of one’s physical appearance, disability, speech, physical ability, minority status, etc. (Boel-Studt & Renner, 2013; Fox & Farrow, 2009; Leenaars, Dane, & Marini, 2008), and responding to social overtures in an anxious or emotionally reactive manner (Tran, Cole, & Weiss, 2012; Morrow, Hubbard, Barhight, & Thomson, 2014; Rosen, Milich, & Harris, 2012). In the online world, these factors may be less salient or more easily handled.…”