Does social exclusion motivate interpersonal reconnection? Resolving the "porcupine problem".

By Jon K. Maner, C. Nathan DeWall, Roy F. Baumeister, Mark Schaller. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2007

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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AN EVOLUTIONARY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF OSTRACISM (2012, background): “Ostracism makes individuals interested in starting new interpersonal relationships in general (Maner et al., 2007), but its influence on interest in either short-or long-term romantic relationships is unclear.”
Renovating the Pyramid of Needs: Contemporary Extensions Built Upon Ancient Foundations (2010, neutral): “Thus, it is perhaps more appropriate to think of motivational systems as somewhat akin to Martindale’s (1980) notion of ‘‘subselves’’—as sets of subprograms for dealing with general categories of adaptive problems, linked in associative networks (Kenrick, 2006; Kenrick & Shiota, 2008; Kurzban & Akti”
Social Support and Money as Pain Management Mechanisms (2008, background): “Recalling or experiencing some form of social exclusion caused people to express more interest in making new friends, to increase their desire to work with others rather than alone, to form a more optimistic impression of novel social targets as nice and friendly, and to allocate more positive evalu”
The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (2010, background): “This raises the question: What conditions tend to elicit positive versus negative behavioral outcomes? To answer this question, in the latter study (Maner et al., 2007) researchers also investigated “boundary conditions” (p.”
Social Exclusion Causes People to Spend and Consume Strategically in the Service of Affiliation (2011, methodology): “Mood was measured using the Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS; Mayer and Gaschke 1988).”
Ostracism: The Kiss of Social Death (2007, positive): “(Carter & Williams, 2005), work harder for the group (women only, Williams & Sommer, 1997), cooperate (Ouwerkerk, Kerr, Galucci, & van Lange, 2005), attempt interpersonal reconnections ( Maner, DeWall, & Baumeister, 2007 ), and express liking for new, even unusual groups (Wheaton, 2001).”
Products as Pals: Engaging with Anthropomorphic Products Mitigates the Effects of Social Exclusion (2017, positive): “Thus, if it is the case that social exclusion triggers a threat to social belongingness (Maner et al. 2007), then exclusion should heighten one’s perceived”
Social connection enables dehumanization (2012, methodology): “As an experimental manipulation, we used a task similar to studies that have asked participants to relive and write about anexperience of social connection (e.g., Knowles &Gardner, 2008; Maner et al., 2007).”
Misery Does Not Love Company (2011, background): “Potential partners who were previously deemed undesirable become more attractive and are treated more generously (Maner et al. 2007; Pennebaker et al. 1979).”
Empathy: a motivated account. (2014, background): “Second, Maner et al. (2007) found that observers induced to feel isolated find targets to be friendlier and more sociable.”