Research on vicarious ostracism showed that people observing another person ostracized try to support him or her and punish the perpetrators. The current brief report investigated the effect of observing an ostracized or included gay man (vs. heterosexual man), among 87 Italian female university students. They firstly observed a first interaction game named Cyberball and then took part in a second Cyberball with the same fictitious players. The results confirmed our expectations, showing that they restored the social pain of the ostracized player more when he was gay than heterosexual, through more ball tosses. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

Vicarious ostracism: behavioral responses of women observing an ostracized gay man / Salvati, M.; Paolini, D.; Giacomantonio, M.. - In: RASSEGNA DI PSICOLOGIA. - ISSN 1125-5196. - 36:2(2019), pp. 53-60. [10.4458/2337-04]

Vicarious ostracism: behavioral responses of women observing an ostracized gay man

Salvati M.
Primo
;
Giacomantonio M.
2019

Abstract

Research on vicarious ostracism showed that people observing another person ostracized try to support him or her and punish the perpetrators. The current brief report investigated the effect of observing an ostracized or included gay man (vs. heterosexual man), among 87 Italian female university students. They firstly observed a first interaction game named Cyberball and then took part in a second Cyberball with the same fictitious players. The results confirmed our expectations, showing that they restored the social pain of the ostracized player more when he was gay than heterosexual, through more ball tosses. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
2019
cyberball; sexual orientation; vicarious ostracism; women
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Vicarious ostracism: behavioral responses of women observing an ostracized gay man / Salvati, M.; Paolini, D.; Giacomantonio, M.. - In: RASSEGNA DI PSICOLOGIA. - ISSN 1125-5196. - 36:2(2019), pp. 53-60. [10.4458/2337-04]
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