Anger mediates the effect of ostracism on risk-taking |
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| Authors: | Elena Svetieva Lisa Zadro Thomas F Denson Emily Dale Kathleen O’Moore Wu Yi Zheng |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Communication, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA;2. Católica-Lisbon School of Business &3. Economics, Lisbon, Portugal;4. School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;5. School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The present research tested the effects of being ostracized on risk-taking behavior and how emotional responses to ostracism mediate these effects. In two experiments, undergraduates were either ostracized or included during an Internet ball-toss game (Cyberball). In Experiment 1 (N = 52), ostracism increased self-reported risk-taking inclinations, and the relation between ostracism and risk-taking was mediated by feelings of anger, but not control. In Experiment 2 (N = 72), ostracism increased risky driving during a driving video game. The effect of ostracism on risk-taking was again mediated by post-ostracism anger (but not control or ostracism-induced sadness). This research suggests that anger elicited by ostracism may increase risk-taking. |
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| Keywords: | ostracism risk-taking anger emotion |
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