Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network Scope
Social exclusion has the potential to alter subsequent social interactions with the members of personal networks, especially given their online availability in contemporary life. Nonetheless, there is minimal research examining how social challenges such as exclusion alter ensuing interactions with...
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| author | Joseph B. Bayer Joseph B. Bayer David J. Hauser David J. Hauser Kinari M. Shah Matthew Brook O’Donnell Emily B. Falk |
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| description | Social exclusion has the potential to alter subsequent social interactions with the members of personal networks, especially given their online availability in contemporary life. Nonetheless, there is minimal research examining how social challenges such as exclusion alter ensuing interactions with personal ties. Here, we tested whether being excluded during a social interaction changed which relationships are most salient in an ostensibly unrelated, online news sharing task. Across three operationalizations of tie strength, exclusion (vs. inclusion) increased sharing to close friends, but (unexpectedly) decreased sharing to close family members. The findings provide preliminary evidence that negative encounters may shift attention toward certain types of network ties and away from others. Future work is needed to examine how social experiences influence personal network scope – i.e., who comes to mind – in the background of daily life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9d74e50e6ce41db9170a75c83ae750c2022-12-22T01:53:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-07-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.01619455395Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network ScopeJoseph B. Bayer0Joseph B. Bayer1David J. Hauser2David J. Hauser3Kinari M. Shah4Matthew Brook O’Donnell5Emily B. Falk6School of Communication, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United StatesCommunication Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesAnnenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAnnenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesSocial exclusion has the potential to alter subsequent social interactions with the members of personal networks, especially given their online availability in contemporary life. Nonetheless, there is minimal research examining how social challenges such as exclusion alter ensuing interactions with personal ties. Here, we tested whether being excluded during a social interaction changed which relationships are most salient in an ostensibly unrelated, online news sharing task. Across three operationalizations of tie strength, exclusion (vs. inclusion) increased sharing to close friends, but (unexpectedly) decreased sharing to close family members. The findings provide preliminary evidence that negative encounters may shift attention toward certain types of network ties and away from others. Future work is needed to examine how social experiences influence personal network scope – i.e., who comes to mind – in the background of daily life.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01619/fullcyberballostracismsocial networkactivationcognitionword-of-mouth |
| spellingShingle | Joseph B. Bayer Joseph B. Bayer David J. Hauser David J. Hauser Kinari M. Shah Matthew Brook O’Donnell Emily B. Falk Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network Scope Frontiers in Psychology cyberball ostracism social network activation cognition word-of-mouth |
| title | Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network Scope |
| title_full | Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network Scope |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network Scope |
| title_short | Social Exclusion Shifts Personal Network Scope |
| title_sort | social exclusion shifts personal network scope |
| topic | cyberball ostracism social network activation cognition word-of-mouth |
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