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Overview

Eric D. Wesselmann is affiliated with Illinois State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a focused interest in Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Health, and Applied Psychology.

Their work addresses several key topics including:

  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Media Influence and Health

Recent publications by Eric D. Wesselmann cover a range of subjects related to social exclusion and interaction. These include:

  • "Exploring social exclusion: Where we are and where We're going," 2022, Social and Personality Psychology Compass
  • "Exploring the Links Between Social Exclusion and Substance Use, Misuse, and Addiction," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Seeking Solitude After Being Ostracized: A Replication and Beyond," 2020, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • ""You phubbed me for that?" Reason given for phubbing and perceptions of interactional quality and exclusion," 2021, Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
  • "How social exclusion makes radicalism flourish: A review of empirical evidence," 2022, Journal of Social Issues

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
  • Journal of Social Issues
  • Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Eric D. Wesselmann collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Leandra Parris
  • Jordan A. Arellanes
  • Ilja van Beest
  • Andrew H. Hales
  • Matthew Hesson-McInnis

Best Publications

  • Helicopter Parents and Landing Pad Kids: Intense Parental Support of Grown Children

    Karen L. Fingerman;Yen Pi Cheng;Eric D. Wesselmann;Steven Zarit

  • Ostracism in everyday life.

    John B. Nezlek;Eric D. Wesselmann;Ladd Wheeler;Kipling D. Williams

  • I Feel Your Pain : The effects of observing ostracism on the ostracism detection system

    Eric D. Wesselmann;Danielle Bagg;Kipling D. Williams

  • Evidence for another response to ostracism : Solitude seeking

    Dongning Ren;Eric Wesselmann;Kipling D. Williams

  • When Do We Ostracize

    Eric D. Wesselmann;James H. Wirth;John B. Pryor;Glenn D. Reeder

  • To Be Looked at as Though Air: Civil Attention Matters

    Eric D. Wesselmann;Florencia D. Cardoso;Samantha Slater;Kipling D. Williams

  • Hurt people hurt people: ostracism and aggression

    Dongning Ren;Eric D Wesselmann;Kipling D Williams

  • Adding injury to insult: unexpected rejection leads to more aggressive responses

    Eric D. Wesselmann;Fionnuala A. Butler;Kipling D. Williams;Cynthia L. Pickett

  • Workplace Discrimination against Sexual Minorities: Subtle and not-so-subtle

    Eros R. DeSouza;Eric D. Wesselmann;Dan Ispas

  • Cell phone-induced ostracism threatens fundamental needs

    Andrew H. Hales;Maayan Dvir;Eric D. Wesselmann;Daniel J. Kruger

  • sinFul and/or Possessed? reliGious belieFs and mental illness stiGma

    Eric D. Wesselmann;William G. Graziano

  • Motivations for responses to ostracism

    Eric D. Wesselmann;Dongning Ren;Kipling D. Williams

  • AN EVOLUTIONARY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF OSTRACISM

    Eric D. Wesselmann;James S. Nairne;Kipling D. Williams

  • Ostracism in Everyday Life: The Effects of Ostracism on Those Who Ostracize

    John B. Nezlek;Eric D. Wesselmann;Ladd Wheeler;Kipling D. Williams

  • Social life and social death: Inclusion, ostracism, and rejection in groups:

    Eric D. Wesselmann;Kipling D. Williams

  • Dial a feeling: Detecting moderation of affect decline during ostracism

    Eric D. Wesselmann;James H. Wirth;Daniel K. Mroczek;Kipling D. Williams

  • Virtually Ostracized: Studying Ostracism in Immersive Virtual Environments

    Matthew P. Kassner;Eric D. Wesselmann;Alvin Ty Law;Kipling D. Williams

  • Prayer, self-affirmation, and distraction improve recovery from short-term ostracism

    Andrew H. Hales;Eric D. Wesselmann;Kipling D. Williams

  • Interdependent self-construal moderates coping with (but not the initial pain of) ostracism

    Dongning Ren;Eric D. Wesselmann;Kipling D. Williams

  • Social Exclusion in Everyday Life

    Eric D. Wesselmann;Michelle R. Grzybowski;Diana M. Steakley-Freeman;Eros R. DeSouza

  • Rumination Hinders Recovery From Ostracism

    Eric D. Wesselmann;Dongning Ren;Emily Swim;Kipling D. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Kipling D. Williams
Kipling D. Williams Purdue University West Lafayette
John B. Pryor
John B. Pryor Illinois State University
William G. Graziano
William G. Graziano Purdue University West Lafayette
Glenn D. Reeder
Glenn D. Reeder Illinois State University
John B. Nezlek
John B. Nezlek University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Ilja van Beest
Ilja van Beest Tilburg University
Ladd Wheeler
Ladd Wheeler Macquarie University
Janice R. Kelly
Janice R. Kelly Purdue University West Lafayette
Steven H. Zarit
Steven H. Zarit Pennsylvania State University
Kira S. Birditt
Kira S. Birditt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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