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Odd one out: social ostracism affects self‐reported needs in both sleep‐deprived and well‐rested persons
Author(s) -
Liu Jean C. J.,
Mulick Deepti,
Chee Michael W. L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of sleep research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2869
pISSN - 0962-1105
DOI - 10.1111/jsr.12141
Subject(s) - ostracism , psychology , sleep deprivation , distress , mood , privation , developmental psychology , sleep (system call) , social deprivation , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , cognition , computer science , operating system , economics , economic growth
Summary Previous research suggests that sleep deprivation may heighten normal reactions to an aversive social encounter. In this study, we explored how 24 h of sleep deprivation may influence responses to ostracism. Ninety‐six healthy young adults were randomly allocated to either the sleep‐deprivation or well‐rested condition, wherein they engaged in two rounds of a ball‐tossing game ( C yberball) programmed so that they would be included or ostracized. As compared with being included, being ostracized reduced participants' fulfillment of four essential needs (to belong; to have control; to have self‐esteem; and to have a meaningful existence); participants also showed poorer mood and had poorer perceptions of their co‐players. These effects were not influenced by sleep deprivation. Taken together, our findings suggest that sleep deprivation does not influence immediate distress responses to ostracism.