Psychological Effects of Social Exclusion on Stereotyping and Consumer Behavior: An Abstract

In times of increased connectedness, research gradually starts to unveil the potential side effects of high social media usage (Forbes 2017). Paradoxically, people with higher reported social media usage seem to feel more socially excluded than those who make less use of those platforms (Primack et al. 2017). Social exclusion has been recognized as a growing epidemic, increasingly linked with physical, mental, and emotional consequences (Valtorta et al. 2016; Mourey et al. 2017). By definition, social exclusion is the feeling of being lonely, rejected, isolated, or ostracized (Su et al. 2017). Although a lot has been shown about the causes and the existence of this phenomenon, a recent and growing concern is how the experience of social exclusion affects people’s judgments and decision making.