TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress-responses to ostracism
T2 - Examining cortisol and affective reactivity to in-person and online exclusion
AU - Filipkowski, Kelly B.
AU - Jones, Dusti R.
AU - Bernstein, Michael J.
AU - Smyth, Joshua M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by a Misericordia University Faculty Research Grant.
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© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1177/13591053211001411
DO - 10.1177/13591053211001411
M3 - Article
C2 - 33860689
AN - SCOPUS:85104562131
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 27
SP - 1793
EP - 1804
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 8
ER -