Publications [#252632] of Mark R. Leary

Journal Articles

1. Nezlek, JB; Kowalski, RM; Leary, MR; Blevins, T; Holgate, S (1997). Personality moderators of reactions to interpersonal rejection: Depression and trait self-esteem. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 23(12), 1235-1244. [doi]
   (last updated on 2023/01/01)

   Abstract:
   Two experiments were conducted to examine the moderating effects of depression and trait self-esteem on reactions to social exclusion. Participants received information indicating that they had been included in or excluded from a laboratory group and that their inclusion or exclusion was based either on the other group members' preferences or on a random procedure. Participants who scored high in depression (Experiment 1) and low in self-esteem (Experiment 2) responded more strongly (and logically) to the experimental manipulations than participants low in depression and high in self-esteem. The results suggested that depression and low self-esteem place people at risk for dysphoria and self-devaluation following interpersonal rejection.