When Do Real-World Rejections Motivate People to Seek out Symbolic Social Bonds? Insights From the Risk-Regulation Model
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on November 12, 2025
Abstract
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Lack of belonging can negatively affect mental and physical health, but experiences with social rejection are routine. Two studies examined whether beingunableto mitigate the risk of rejection in real-world relationships motivates people to defensively ...
Lack of belonging can negatively affect mental and physical health, but experiences with social rejection are routine. Two studies examined whether beingunableto mitigate the risk of rejection in real-world relationships motivates people to defensively ...