title: Odd one out: social ostracism affects self-reported needs in both sleep-deprived and well-rested persons.
abstract: Previous research suggests that sleep deprivation may heighten normal reactions to an aversive social encounter. In this study, we explored how 24 h of sleep deprivation may influence responses to ostracism. Ninety-six healthy young adults were randomly allocated to either the sleep-deprivation or well-rested condition, wherein they engaged in two rounds of a ball-tossing game (Cyberball) programmed so that they would be included or ostracized. As compared with being included, being ostracized reduced participants' fulfillment of four essential needs (to belong; to have control; to have self-esteem; and to have a meaningful existence); participants also showed poorer mood and had poorer perceptions of their co-players. These effects were not influenced by sleep deprivation. Taken together, our findings suggest that sleep deprivation does not influence immediate distress responses to ostracism.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jean C J
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mulick
authors.forename: Michael W L
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Chee
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012146:Rest / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000523:psychology*; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology*; D035502:Trust; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: affect; emotions; sleep loss; social behaviour; social exclusion