The need to belong resonates widely as a fundamental motivation to maintain close,
continual human bonds. This commentary integrates findings and conclusions from the …

A great deal of human behavior is motivated by the desire for acceptance and belonging,
and a high proportion of people's emotional reactions stems from concerns with actual or …

Predicting a person's reaction after experiencing exclusion is an important question, which is
accompanied by paradoxical answers. An excluded person may tend to harm others …

1.1 Background Founded in 1879 in the USA by Charles Taze Russel, the Jehovah's
Witnesses (JWs) are a world rejecting fundamentalist Christian religion (Nica, 2019; Wallis …

The current study sought to determine the impact of being socially excluded on social pain
and state self-esteem and examine the moderating role of childhood trauma. Individuals …

هدفت الدراسةُ إلى التحقُّق من البنية والمصداقية لمقياس هوية الذات الافتراضية في علاقتها بتقدير
الذات لدى طلاب الجامعة في ظل جائحة كورونا في المجتمع العربي. اختيرت عينة متاحةٌ للدراسة …‎

The main objective of this research is to test the factor structure of digital self-identity scale
and its relationship to self-esteem among Arab university students during COVID-19 …

Ostracism has powerful negative effects on one's sense of belonging, self-esteem, sense of
control and sense of meaningful existence (social well-being) and can lead to maladaptive …

Homo sapiens leben üblicherweise in Gemeinschaften. Einer Gemeinschaft nicht mehr
anzugehören, kann gefährliche Konsequenzen für das Individuum haben. Aus diesem …

The effect of forewarnings of possible racism on negative affect moods was studied. Past
research has found that African-American participants reported greater social moods …