Ostracism, Exclusion, and Rejection

Kipling D. Williams is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His prior posts have been at Macquarie University and the University of New South Wales, the University of Toledo, and Drake University. His research focuses on ostracism and social influence.Steve A. Nida is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina. He is a social psychologist whose research interests have also included helping behavior and sports psychology.

"This volume does a superb job of summarizing theoretical and empirical work on social marginalization. Written by leading researchers and spanning the physiological to the societal level of analysis, the volume is a key reference regarding ostracism, exclusion, and rejection." – John Levine, University of Pittsburgh, USA"The list of contributors to this edited volume includes some of the most influential social scientists who have studied social ostracism. It represents a must-read for anyone interested in the scientific study of ostracism." – John B. Pryor, Illinois State University, USA"Feelings of rejection and exclusion contribute greatly to individual misery and societal problems. This remarkably comprehensive edited volume presents the most important modern theories and research findings regarding the causes and consequences of such feelings." – Jeff Greenberg, University of Arizona, USA

• 1. Introduction and OverviewKipling D. Williams and Steve A. Nida2. Ostracism: Being Ignored and ExcludedDongning Ren, Andrew H. Hales, Kipling D. Williams3. Alone and Impulsive: Self-regulatory Capacity Mediates and Moderates the Implications of ExclusionLevi R. Baker and Roy F. Baumeister4. Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Interpersonal Rejection: Twenty-five Years of Theory and ResearchMark R. Leary5. The Shared Neural Substrates of Physical and Social PainKristina Tchalova and Naomi I. Eisenberger6. Acute and Chronic Physiological Consequences of Social RejectionEllie Shuo Jin, Robert A. Josephs7. Only the Lonely: The Curious Case of Exclusion and AggressionC. Nathan DeWall, Brian Enjaian, Sarah Beth Bell 8. Social Exclusion and the SelfCynthia L. Pickett, Yanine D. Hess9. Creating the Silence: Ostracism from the Perspective of the Source Lisa Zadro, Alexandra Godwin, Elena Svetieva, Nisha Sethi, Rose Iannuzzelli, & Karen Gonsalkorale 10. Social Surrogates and Rejection: How Reading, Watching TV, and Eating Comfort Food Can Ease the Pain of Social IsolationShira Gabriel & Jennifer Valenti11. Rejection in Romantic RelationshipsDanu Anthony Stinson, John G. Holmes, Theresa H. He12. Ostracism from a Cross-Cultural PerspectiveJuliette Schaafsma13. Ostracism in Children and AdolescentsSteve A. Nida and Conway F. Saylor14. Normative Exclusion and Attraction to Extreme Groups: Resolving Identity-UncertaintyMichael A. Hogg & Joseph A. Wagoner15. Workplace OstracismSandra Robinson and Kira Schabram16. Social Media and OstracismPeter Vorderer & Frank M. Schneider17. Anthropological Aspects of OstracismPatrik Söderberg & Douglas P. Fry18. Social Exclusion Research: Where Do We Go From Here?Eric D. Wesselmann, Kipling D. Williams, & Steve A. Nida