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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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03.04.2018

Effects of Social Exclusion on Cardiovascular and Affective Reactivity to a Socially Evaluative Stressor

verfasst von: Timothy J. Williamson, KaMala S. Thomas, Naomi I. Eisenberger, Annette L. Stanton

Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 4/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

Socially disconnected individuals have worse health than those who feel socially connected. The mechanisms through which social disconnection influences physiological and psychological outcomes warrant study. The current study tested whether experimental manipulations of social exclusion, relative to inclusion, influenced subsequent cardiovascular (CV) and affective reactivity to socially evaluative stress.

Methods

Young adults (N = 81) were assigned through block randomization to experience either social exclusion or inclusion, using a standardized computer-based task (Cyberball). Immediately after exposure to Cyberball, participants either underwent a socially evaluative stressor or an active control task, based on block randomization. Physiological activity (systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR)) and state anxiety were assessed throughout the experiment.

Results

Excluded participants evidenced a significant increase in cardiovascular and affective responses to a socially evaluative stressor. Included participants who underwent the stressor evidenced similar increases in anxiety, but systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate did not change significantly in response to the stressor.

Conclusions

Results contribute to the understanding of physiological consequences of social exclusion. Further investigation is needed to test whether social inclusion can buffer CV stress reactivity, which would carry implications for how positive social factors may protect against the harmful effects of stress.

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Titel: Effects of Social Exclusion on Cardiovascular and Affective Reactivity to a Socially Evaluative Stressor
verfasst von: Timothy J. Williamson
KaMala S. Thomas
Naomi I. Eisenberger
Annette L. Stanton
Publikationsdatum: 03.04.2018
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-018-9720-5

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