This study investigates why and when employees' observations of supervisors' ostracism of
coworkers elicit their own feelings of guilt. In this connection, observers' silence might …

When observing an ostracism episode, observers may wish to know whether ostracism is
justified or not. If ostracism appears unjustified, observers will likely blame the sources and …

In ostracism situations, the role of uninvolved observers is a crucial one, as observers can
decide to either support the ostracized target or the ostracizing sources. Previous research …

Previous findings revealed that social ostracism reduces people's implicit sense of agency.
Based on theoretical claims that observed behavior of others may be cognitively …

The “social being” perspective has largely influenced the design and research of AI virtual
agents. Do humans really treat these agents as social beings? To test this, we conducted a 2 …

When observing ostracism, individuals can either side with the target or the sources of
ostracism. Here we demonstrate that side‐taking depends on whether the target previously …

This chapter presents an overview of how observers detect ostracism, how they interpret and
evaluate it, and how they react to it. It suggests how to create an intervention that raises …

The stigma against people with mental illness is a well-worn subject; however, stigma
between groups of people with different mental illnesses is rarely discussed. Within the …

This article presents a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of the Johnny Depp and Amber
Heard case in news media. The aim of the current research is to allow for an in-depth …

Bystanders represent one major avenue for reducing the incidence and severity of social
exclusion, yet little research has examined behavioral measurement of bystander …