Highlights•We provide an overview of the core findings on ostracism-related aggression.•We
organize the literature using the temporal need-threat model of ostracism.•There is …

Organizational identification is a theoretically profound and practically important construct. It
fundamentally transforms the relationship between employees and their work organizations …

Adolescents are commonly thought of as risk takers. However, adolescents often avoid
social risk taking, that is, the risk of being socially excluded by their peers. Here, we review …

From past research it is well known that social exclusion has detrimental consequences for
mental health. To deal with these adverse effects, socially excluded individuals frequently …

Preoccupation with our cellphones has irrevocably changed how we interact with others.
Despite many advantages of smartphones, they may undermine both our in-person …

How incidentally activated social representations affect subsequent thoughts and behaviors
has long interested social psychologists. However, such priming effects have recently …

Social exclusion has been shown to produce a number of different responses. This research
examines the proposition that social exclusion may produce either self-focused or prosocial …

This research tested the idea that the risk of exclusion from one's group motivates group
members to engage in unethical behaviors that secure better outcomes for the group (pro …

What does it mean to be human? Why do we feel and behave in the ways that we do? The
classic answer is that we have a special kind of intelligence. But to understand what we are …

An insightful examination of why we compare ourselves to those above and below us. The
United States was founded on the principle of equal opportunity for all, and this ethos …