Unraveling Perceived Ostracism: The Role of Antagonistic Traits and Attachment Orientation

Daniel Waldeck, Eryn Berman-Roberts, Chris Smyth, Paolo Riva, James Adie, Andrew John Holliman, Ian Tyndall

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    Abstract

    Perceived ostracism (e.g., feeling ignored and excluded) can lead to psychological distress. There has been little empirical research into the types (profiles) of people more likely to perceive ostracism. The present study (  = 604) used latent class analysis (LCA) to (a) explore classes based on antagonistic traits (narcissism, machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism)while controlling for attachment orientation (attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) and (b) examine whether such classes could reliably differentiate levels of self-reported perceived ostracism. We extracted five classes: (a) Average Low, (b) the Non-Antagonisers, (c) Average High, (d) Spiteful Manipulators, and (e) the High Antagonisers. Those in the High Antagonisers class reported significantly higher levels of perceived ostracism compared to all other classes. No other differences between classes were observed. There were also significant positive relationships for avoidant and anxious attachment on perceived ostracism, respectively. This study provides new insight into the profiles of individuals who may be more likely to perceive ostracism. However, further research is needed to explore the association between personality and perceived ostracism. Researchers may consider measuring the potential outcomes following perceived ostracism for such groups and/or design potential interventions for those at risk of such experiences.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)(in-Press)
    Number of pages19
    JournalThe Journal of Psychology
    Volume(in-Press)
    Early online date10 Sept 2024
    DOIs
    Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 10 Sept 2024

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    © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/
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    Keywords

    • Perceived ostracism
    • antagonistic personality
    • attachment
    • dark Tetrad
    • latent class analysis

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