Social rejection
Social rejection occurs when an individual is intentionally excluded from social relationships/interactions and can involve ignoring another person's presence to actively expelling an individual.[1] Social rejection includes such areas as: interpersonal/peer/community rejections, romantic relationship rejections, and familial estrangements.
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Excommmunication
See also: Excommunication
Excommunication literally means "out of communion" and is the removal of a member from standing in a religious faith community, usually a church body. The theological concept of excommunication and removing an evil person in a church is discussed in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 5:13; Matthew 18:15–17) and was made famous during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods in references to the Catholic Church. It continues to be practised into the 21st century.
In addition, Saint Paul wrote: "Reject a divisive person after a first and second warning, knowing that such a person has deviated from what is right and is sinning, being self-condemned." (Titus 3:10-11 NASB).
Journal articles
- Hurting all the way: The emotional antecedent and consequence of social rejection, Frontiers in Psychology. 2022; 13: 885384. Published online 2022 Sep 2. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.885384
- Testing effects of social rejection on aggressive and prosocial behavior: A meta-analysis, Aggressive Behavior, 2022 Nov;48(6):529-545. doi: 10.1002/ab.22026. Epub 2022 Mar 29.
- The Impact of Pathological Narcissism on Affect Following Social Rejection, Journal of Personality Disorders. 2021 Oct;35(5):691-707. doi: 10.1521/pedi_2020_34_492. Epub 2020 Oct 27.
- Mood and neural responses to social rejection do not seem to be altered in resilient adolescents with a history of adversity, Development and Psychopathology. 2020 May;32(2):411-423. doi: 10.1017/S0954579419000178.
- Social Rejection and Alcohol Use in Daily Life, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 2017 Apr;41(4):820-827. doi: 10.1111/acer.13347. Epub 2017 Mar 2.
- Social rejection by peers: a risk factor for psychological distress, Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2012 Nov;17(4):216-221. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00637.x. Epub 2011 Nov 23.
- Causes and Consequences of Social Exclusion and Peer Rejection Among Children and Adolescents, Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth. 2017 Summer; 17(3): 71–75.
- Black sheep get the blues: a psychobiological model of social rejection and depression, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 2010 Sep;35(1):39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.01.003. Epub 2010 Jan 18.
- Ostracism by Kipling D Williams. Annual Review of Psychology. 2007:58:425-52. doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.58.110405.085641.
Overcoming a fear of social rejection
See also: Social anxiety and Fear
- How to Overcome a Fear of Rejection
- 10 Tips for Overcoming Your Fear of Rejection, Healthline.com
- Deconstructing the Fear of Rejection: What Are We Really Afraid Of?, PsychCentral.com
- Feeling Rejected All the Time? This Is for You, PsychCentral
- How to Conquer the Fear of Rejection by Theo Tsaousides Ph.D.
- The Psychology Behind Fearing Rejection and How to Overcome It
- How To Overcome The Fear Of Rejection
Videos:
Ignoring unreasonable critics quotes
Books
- Ostracism, exclusion, and rejection by Rudert, S. C, Greifeneder, R., & Williams, K. D. (Eds.) (2019). London: Routledge Press.
- Ostracism, exclusion, and rejection by Williams, K. D., & Nida, S. A. (Eds.) (2017). New York: Psychology Press.
- The social outcast: Ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying by Williams, K. D., Forgas, J. P., & von Hippel, W. (Eds). (2005). NY: Psychology Press.
External links
- Rejection Is Like Pain to the Brain, Science, 2003 (Science journal)
- Understanding Rejection Sensitivity and How It Can Affect You by Amy Morin, LCSW
- Social Acceptance and Rejection: The Sweet and the Bitter, Association of Psychological Science
See also
- Divorce
- Atheism and social outcasts
- Social intelligence
- Interpersonal skills
- Reputation
- Psychological resilience
References
- ↑ Social Acceptance and Rejection: The Sweet and the Bitter, Association of Psychological Science