Stress-responses to ostracism

Examining cortisol and affective reactivity to in-person and online exclusion

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ID7464809
AuthorsKelly B Filipkowski (0000-0003-3380-7487, Misericordia University, corresponding author), Dusti R Jones (0000-0002-9060-7046, The Pennsylvania State University, USA), Michael J Bernstein (0000-0002-8083-9839, Penn State Abington, USA), Joshua M Smyth (0000-0002-0904-5390, The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Year2021
Volume27
Issue8
Pages1793-1804
Publication date2021-04-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/13591053211001411
PMID33860689
OpenAlexW3153504964
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited52

Ostracism is associated with poor outcomes, but it is unclear if online versus in-person ostracism elicits divergent psychological and physiological responses. Participants ( N = 54) were randomly assigned to online or in-person ostracism, and provided pre- and post-ostracism measures of affect, self-esteem, self-feelings, and salivary cortisol. No significant changes in negative affect, self-esteem, or self-feelings emerged, nor were there differences by ostracism condition. Both ostracism conditions decreased positive affect (stronger online) and lowered cortisol. Extending prior work, ostracism appears to reliably decrease positive affect (especially online) but may not be threatening to the self; moreover, ostracism may reliably elicit acute cortisol declines

Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Ostracism · Psychotherapist · Social isolation · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology

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