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Baumeister, R.F., Brewer, L., Tice, D.M., & Twenge, J.M. (2007). Thwarting the Need to Belong: Understanding the Interpersonal and Inner Effects of Social Exclusion. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 506-520. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1751-9004.2007.00020.X Abstract The need to belong is a powerful motivational basis for interpersonal behavior, and it is thwarted by socialContinue Reading

Pickett, C. L., & Brewer, M. B. (2005). The Role of Exclusion in Maintaining Ingroup Inclusion. In D. Abrams, M. A. Hogg, & J. M. Marques (Eds.), The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion (pp. 89–111). Psychology Press. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-05139-005 Abstract In this chapter, we address the idea that being restrictive and excludingContinue Reading

Wilczyńska, A. (2020). Multidisciplinary perspectives on the psychology of exclusion: From rejection to personal and social harmony. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003124641 Abstract Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Psychology of Exclusion is a study that explores social exclusion from the perspective of psychophysical and memetic human functioning. The framework which underpins myContinue Reading

Bernstein, M.J., Sacco, D.F., Young, S.G., Hugenberg, K., & Cook, E. (2010). Being “In” With the In-Crowd: The Effects of Social Exclusion and Inclusion Are Enhanced by the Perceived Essentialism of Ingroups and Outgroups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1009 – 999. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167210376059 Abstract Social belonging is an essential humanContinue Reading

Bernstein, M. J., Neubauer, A. B., Benfield, J. A., Potter, L., & Smyth, J. M. (2021). Within‐person effects of inclusion and exclusion on well‐being in daily life. Personal Relationships, 28(4), 940–960. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12399 Abstract Whether exclusion hurts or inclusion feels good is debated within social psychology, and research designs often compare people who are excludedContinue Reading

Hutchison, P., & Ewens, E. (2022). Social inclusion and the role of psychologists. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Handbook of social inclusion: Research and practices in health and social sciences (pp. 2157–2173). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89594-5_128 Abstract This chapter provides an overview of theory and research on the psychology of social inclusion and exclusion,Continue Reading

Abrams, D., Hogg, M.A., & Marques, J.M. (2005). The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion. Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203496176 Abstract This chapter reviews research on the consequences of being excluded from desired social relationships or groups, as well as the social psychological processes through which this occurs. Exclusion challenges people’s fundamentalContinue Reading

Wesselmann, E. D., Wirth, J. H., & Bernstein, M. J. (2017). Expectations of Social Inclusion and Exclusion. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 112. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00112 Abstract Individuals engage in social interactions generally expecting inclusion (Kerr and Levine, 2008; Wesselmann et al., 2010, 2013). This expectation seems reasonable, given individuals’ basic need to establish andContinue Reading