When destiny hurts: Implicit theories of relationships moderate aggressive responses to ostracism

Chen, Zhansheng; DeWall, C. Nathan; Poon, Kai Tak; Chen, Ee-Wen

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2012.04.002

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“…Participants with higher levels of ostracism reported higher tendencies toward aggression. The finding was consistent with the well-established ostracism-aggression link already identifiable in the literature (Baumeister, DeWall, Ciarocco, & Twenge, 2005;Chen et al, 2012;Poon & Chen, 2014).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…When ostracism is framed as a nondepriving experience, ostracized people no longer perceive themselves as being deprived of the resources or benefits associated with social connections, and they cease to behave aggressively. This is consistent with previous research that showed that growth beliefs and incremental theory may buffer the negative effects of ostracism and interpersonal conflicts (Chen et al, 2012;Kammrath & Dweck, 2006).…”

Section: G Ener Al Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Study 1 examined whether ostracism increases the feeling of relative deprivation. As in previous research (Chen, DeWall, Poon, & Chen, 2012;Poon & Chen, 2014), participants recalled and wrote down a past ostracism or inclusion or a neutral experience. We predicted that participants in the ostracism condition would report higher levels of relative deprivation compared to participants in the inclusion condition and those in the neutral condition.…”

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Relative deprivation: A mechanism for the ostracism–aggression link

Jiang

Chen

2019

Euro J Social Psych

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In five studies, we tested whether ostracism triggers feelings of relative deprivation and whether relative deprivation accounts for the impact of ostracism on aggression. Relative to participants who recalled either inclusive or neutral experiences, participants who recalled ostracism experiences reported higher levels of relative deprivation (Study 1). Furthermore, the feeling of relative deprivation mediated the effect of ostracism on aggression (Studies 2, 3a, and 3b). Framing ostracism as an experience of nondeprivation weakened the connection between ostracism and aggression (Study 4), which suggests an effective way of reducing aggression following an ostracism experience. Together, these findings highlight the significance of relative deprivation in shaping people's responses toward ostracism.

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confidence: 91%

Section: G Ener Al Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

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Relative deprivation: A mechanism for the ostracism–aggression link

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Chen

2019

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“…In addition, there is increasing experimental evidence for the effect of ostracism on aggression (e.g., Chen, DeWall, Poon, & Chen, 2012;DeWall, Twenge, Gitter, & Baumeister, 2009;Twenge, Baumeister, Tice, & Stucke, 2001). Typically, in these experiments, participants were first exposed to an ostracism manipulation (e.g., through playing an online ball-tossing game, receiving bogus feedback about their future relationships, or recalling a past experience).…”

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Feeling unrestricted by rules: Ostracism promotes aggressive responses

Poon

Teng

2017

Aggressive Behavior

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The current research consisted of three studies (overall N = 338; 59 men; mean age = 19.98; SD = 1.75), which aimed to examine whether ostracism promotes aggression through enhanced feelings of rule negligence by adopting a multi-method approach. Participants were undergraduate students in a public university in Hong Kong and they only participated in one of the three studies. The results showed that ostracized participants reported higher levels of rule negligence and aggression than non-ostracized participants (Studies 1 and 2). Moreover, enhanced feelings of rule negligence significantly mediated the relation between ostracism and aggression (Studies 1 and 2). In addition, priming ostracized people with the importance of following social rules weakened the effect of ostracism on aggression (Study 3). In sum, these findings highlight the critical influence of rule negligence in understanding when and why ostracism promotes aggression and how to diminish such an effect. Implications were discussed.

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“…Chen, DeWall, Poon, and Chen (2012) showed that a destiny mindset is associated with more anger and aggression in response to ostracism. Cobb, DeWall, Lambert, and Fincham (2013) showed that a growth mindset in romantic and nonromantic relationships predicted lower relationship violence.…”

Section: Relationshipsmentioning

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Implicit theories of personal and social attributes: Fundamental mindsets for a science of wellbeing

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2016

Intnl. J. Wellbeing

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This paper argues for the fuller incorporation by wellbeing researchers of the implicit theories framework developed by social psychologist Carol Dweck and colleagues. This framework emphasises the role of entity ("fixed") and incremental ("growth") mindsets regarding personal and social attributes in the prediction and causation of psychological outcomes, including outcomes directly germane to feeling good and functioning well. Correlational, longitudinal, experimental, and meta-analytic findings are used to illustrate links between implicit theories and Seligman's dimensions of wellbeing: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment. Several research and practice implications of the implicit theories framework for the science of wellbeing are forwarded, such as the study of implicit theories of wellbeing and of interventions aimed at cultivating growth mindsets regarding wellbeing.

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When destiny hurts: Implicit theories of relationships moderate aggressive responses to ostracism

Cited by 57 publications

References 42 publications

Relative deprivation: A mechanism for the ostracism–aggression link

Relative deprivation: A mechanism for the ostracism–aggression link

Feeling unrestricted by rules: Ostracism promotes aggressive responses

Implicit theories of personal and social attributes: Fundamental mindsets for a science of wellbeing

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