Evidence collected in recent years suggests that OT can alleviate negative consequences of ostracism. However, it is unclear whether this effect requires favorable dispositions. Moreover, research is needed to replicate previous findings. We thus investigated whether a combination of OT and potentially leveraging traits shields against negative effects of ostracism in a direct and conceptual replication of previous work. Seventy-seven males, who varied on potential moderating features, were administered OT or a placebo, and were ostracized or included in the Cyberball paradigm. Results showed that OT tended to attenuate the drop in social comfort in response to ostracism, and induced participants, particularly those high in horizontal collectivism, to toss the ball more often toward an approaching co-player who had ostracized them earlier. Attachment avoidance did not moderate these effects. Thus, the study replicated OT’s relieving effects on ostracism, but provided only partial support for the leveraging influence of person factors.

近年来收集的证据表明，OT 可以减轻排斥的负面后果。然而，尚不清楚这种影响是否需要有利的处置。此外，需要研究来复制以前的发现。因此，我们研究了 OT 和潜在利用特征的组合是否可以在直接和概念上复制以前的工作时屏蔽排斥的负面影响。77 名男性，他们的潜在调节特征各不相同，被给予 OT 或安慰剂，并被排斥或包含在 Cyber​​ball 范式中。结果表明，OT 倾向于减轻社会舒适度对排斥的反应，并诱导参与者，尤其是那些水平集体主义程度高的参与者，更频繁地将球扔给较早排斥他们的接近的同伴。避免依恋并没有减轻这些影响。因此，该研究复制了 OT 对排斥的缓解作用，但仅对人为因素的杠杆影响提供了部分支持。