Ostracism is associated with poor outcomes, but it is unclear if online versus in-person ostracism elicits divergent psychological and physiological responses. Participants (N = 54) were randomly assigned to online or in-person ostracism, and provided pre- and post-ostracism measures of affect, self-esteem, self-feelings, and salivary cortisol. No significant changes in negative affect, self-esteem, or self-feelings emerged, nor were there differences by ostracism condition. Both ostracism conditions decreased positive affect (stronger online) and lowered cortisol. Extending prior work, ostracism appears to reliably decrease positive affect (especially online) but may not be threatening to the self; moreover, ostracism may reliably elicit acute cortisol declines.

排斥与不良结果有关，但尚不清楚在线排斥与面对面排斥是否会引起不同的心理和生理反应。参与者 ( N  = 54) 被随机分配到在线或面对面的排斥组，并提供排斥前后的情感、自尊、自我感觉和唾液皮质醇测量。负面影响、自尊或自我感觉没有显着变化，排斥条件也没有差异。两种排斥条件都降低了积极影响（在线更强）并降低了皮质醇。扩展之前的工作，排斥似乎可以可靠地减少积极影响（尤其是在线），但可能不会威胁到自己；此外，排斥可能会可靠地引起皮质醇的急性下降。