Personality affects the risk to become a target of ostracism.

What is it about?

Within six studies (five experiments and a survey study) we investigate the effect of personality on the likelihood to be ostracized, that is, to be socially excluded and ignored by others. In line with our assumptions, we find that being low in conscientiousness or low in agreeableness represent risk factors, as these individuals provoke more ostracism intentions and are are more likely to be actually ostracized by others.

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Why is it important?

Most research has focussed on how ostracized persons deal with ostracism, while little research has investigated why individuals ostracize others in the first place. FInding out which factors provoke ostracism is highly important for the prevantion of ostracism.