An electrophysiological investigation of the effects of social rejection on self control

Previous studies have shown that social rejection leads to impaired performance on a variety of tasks that require self control, including the Stroop color-word interference task; however, mechanisms underlying the effect remain to be elucidated. We attempted to clarify the effects of social rejection on self control resources by measuring event-related potentials (ERPs) during a computerized Stroop test. Stroop performance and ERPs from 54 participants in rejected, control, and accepted groups were analyzed. A significant difference in the pattern of results for the N450 ERP was found, with rejected participants showing less negativity on incongruent trials and more on congruent trials compared to accepted participants and controls. The results suggest social rejection reduces the engagement of cognitive control mechanisms, and are more consistent with a limited strength resource model than with limited capacity resource models that focus on limitations in attention.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:154

Enthalten in:

The Journal of social psychology - 154(2014), 3 vom: 29. Mai, Seite 186-97

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lurquin, John H [VerfasserIn]
McFadden, Sandra L [VerfasserIn]
Harbke, Colin R [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Date Completed 26.06.2014

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM238659976