Ruggieri, Sabrina; Bendixen, Mons; Gabriel, Ute; Alsaker, Françoise (2013). Do victimization experiences accentuate reactions to ostracism? An experiment using cyberball. International Journal of Developmental Science, 7(1), pp. 25-32. IOS Press 10.3233/DEV-1312114
|
Text
Ruggieri_et_al_IJDS_2013[1].pdf - Published Version Available under License Publisher holds Copyright. Download (85kB) | Preview |
Based on the notion that the history of victimization has an impact on the sensitivity to current victimization situations this study investigated whether victims of bullying show more pronounced responses to single episodes of social exclusion. We examined whether victimization experiences in school are associated with responses to ostracism in a virtual ball tossing game (Cyberball). We compared two groups of students: 26 victims of bullying and 32 students not involved in bully/victim problems (mean age = 12.12). After playing Cyberball, the victimized students in the ostracism condition scored significantly lower on feelings of meaningful existence compared to the ostracized students not involved in bully/victim problems. These results strongly support the idea that previously victimized students are more affected by experiences of social exclusion than students who are not involved in bully/victim problems.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
|---|---|
Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Developmental Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Ruggieri, Sabrina, Gabriel, Ute, Alsaker, Françoise |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: |
2192-001X |
Publisher: |
IOS Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Jeannine Sebel |
Date Deposited: |
24 Apr 2014 15:05 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:30 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3233/DEV-1312114 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.45241 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/45241 |
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit item |