The Journal of social psychologyHumansSocial IsolationUncertaintySelf Concept
Ostracism threatens certainty: a single-laboratory meta-analysis.
Andrew H Hales
Published: 202610.1080/00224545.2025.2572649
Abstract
Ostracism is well-known to threaten fundamental needs for belonging, self-esteem, control, and meaningful existence. This article presents theoretical and empirical evidence for an additional, fifth need, threatened by ostracism: the need for certain…
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