Social exclusion and the deconstructed state: time perception, meaninglessness, lethargy, lack of emotion, and self-awareness.

By Jean M. Twenge, Kathleen R. Catanese, Roy F. Baumeister. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2003

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement (2018, background): “Indeed, the subjective experience of social exclusion can result in what have been called cognitive deconstructive states in which there are emotional numbing, reduced empathy, cognitive inflexibility, lethargy, and an absence of meaningful thought (Twenge et al. 2003).”
Why does social exclusion hurt? The relationship between social and physical pain. (2005, background): “This issue is complicated by the finding that individuals high in proneness to hurt feelings may experience analgesia, or numbing, in response to rejection (MacDonald et al., in press; Twenge et al., 2003), suggesting negative affect may be blunted for some individuals.”
Contingencies of self-worth and responses to negative interpersonal feedback (2008, background): “In Baumeister and colleagues’ studies, the rejection manipulations consisted of group exclusion experiences or receipt of feedback stating that participants would end up alone later in life (Baumeister et al., 2002b; Twenge et al., 2001, 2003).”
Beat them or ban them: the characteristics and social functions of anger and contempt. (2007, background): “For example, it has been shown that socially excluded people demonstrate lethargy, feelings of meaninglessness, self-defeating behavior, an avoidance of aversive self-awareness ( Twenge, Catanese, & Baumeister, 2002, 2003 ), and aggressive retaliation against the person who excluded them (Twenge, Ba”
Excluded from humanity: The dehumanizing effects of social ostracism (2010, background): “This kind of dehumanized sense of self aligns with previous work on cognitive deconstructive states associated with social exclusion (Twenge et al., 2003).”
The role of person–organization fit and perceived organizational support in the relationship between workplace ostracism and behavioral outcomes (2017, background): “Twenge et al. (2003) suggested that the deconstructed cognitive state results in individuals minimizing selfawareness, focusing more on the present state and having less concern for long-term goals.”