Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task

Le, Thang M.; Zhornitsky, Simon; Wang, Wuyi; Li, Chiang‐Shan R.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.06.015

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“…Scholars suggest that this might be attributed to social exclusion impeding an individual’s emotional capacity ( Lee and Park, 2019 ). In other words, psychological frustration resulting from social exclusion may lead to emotional numbness as a self-protective mechanism to avoid further distress, ultimately inhibiting individuals’ ability to engage in prosocial actions ( Twenge et al, 2007 ; Le et al, 2020 ; Shao et al, 2023 ).…”

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The influence of social exclusion on prosocial behavior of college students: the role of relational need threat and regulatory focus

Hou,

Li,

Shi

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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The present study investigated the impact of social exclusion on prosocial behavior, examining the roles of relational need threat and regulatory focus. Utilizing a questionnaire study with 483 participants (Study 1) and an experimental study with 100 participants (Study 2), we found that (1) social exclusion negatively predicted prosocial behavior; (2) relational need threat fully mediated the relationship between social exclusion and prosocial behavior; and (3) regulatory focus, categorized as either promotion or prevention, moderated this relationship in opposite directions. In conclusion, our findings reveal that social exclusion does indeed trigger prosocial behavior. Meanwhile, relational need threat and regulatory focus have a co-action impact on this process. These findings have been carefully discussed within the frameworks of the temporal need-threat model and the cognitive-affective personality system theory.

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The influence of social exclusion on prosocial behavior of college students: the role of relational need threat and regulatory focus

Hou,

Li,

Shi

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…Currently, the fifth version of the Cyberball paradigm [1] is widely used in research on mood, self-esteem, social pain, internet ostracism, and cyberbullying [4,22,25,45,46]. In efforts to improve task saliency, researchers have adapted and modified the original paradigm by creating online versions [42,46], eliminating or adding rounds of the games [11], displaying on different devices [20], and integrating measures such as fMRI [37].…”

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Perspectives from Naive Participants and Experienced Social Science Researchers on Addressing Embodiment in a Virtual Cyberball Task

Long,

Pandita,

Won

2023

Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

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The ‘scars’ left on children by exclusion, but re‐inclusion may ‘heal up’

Zheng,

Liu,

Qian

et al. 2024

Infant and Child Development

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Previous studies have shown that social exclusion can have negative effects on the well‐being of children and adolescents. However, there is inconsistent evidence regarding how the impact of social exclusion changes with age. This study used the Cyberball paradigm to investigate the effects of exclusion and subsequent inclusion on primary needs (such as belonging, self‐esteem, control and meaningful existence) and emotions (including happiness, sadness and anger) in a sample of Chinese school‐aged children (163 children aged 6–8, 8–10 and 10–11). The results revealed that children aged 6–8 showed lower susceptibility to ostracism, while threats to primary needs emerged around the ages of 8–10 and persisted until 10–12. Negative effects on moods were evident from the age of 6–8 and intensified with age. Brief inclusion following exclusion was found to effectively restore the primary needs and moods of ostracized children, serving as a reliable intervention for promoting rapid recovery. However, age‐related differences were observed in the restorative effects of re‐inclusion, with 8‐ to 10‐year‐olds benefiting more compared to 10‐ to 12‐year‐olds. These findings provide valuable insights for educational institutions seeking to create supportive environments that help children recover from the detrimental effects of ostracism.Highlights Ostracism can be detrimental to the primary needs and moods of school‐aged children. There are developmental changes in the effects of ostracism on children's primary needs and moods, and 8–10 years old may be a critical period. Re‐inclusion can effectively restore the damaged primary needs and moods of excluded children, but its effect is also age‐dependent.

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Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task

Cited by 9 publications

References 88 publications

The influence of social exclusion on prosocial behavior of college students: the role of relational need threat and regulatory focus

The influence of social exclusion on prosocial behavior of college students: the role of relational need threat and regulatory focus

Perspectives from Naive Participants and Experienced Social Science Researchers on Addressing Embodiment in a Virtual Cyberball Task

The ‘scars’ left on children by exclusion, but re‐inclusion may ‘heal up’

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