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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