It’s the Reoccurring Thoughts that Matter: Rumination over Workplace Ostracism

He, Yimin; Zimmerman, Carla A.; Carter‐Sowell, Adrienne R.; Payne, Stephanie C.

doi:10.1007/s41542-020-00076-z

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“…Workplace ostracism is a process of exclusion characterized by the rejection of interpersonal communication in the workplace, both verbally (by refusing to speak to ostracized university teachers in the workplace) and non-verbally (not making eye contact with ostracized university teachers in the workplace) (Eickholt and Goodboy, 2017 ). As a result, ostracized university teachers develop a sense of 'social death' (Williams, 2007a ), develop negative attitudes toward others and the organization while working in a constant state of low and distressing emotions (Mao et al, 2018 ), and focus on the negative aspects of their work, all of which lead to lower job satisfaction (He et al, 2020 ).…”

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The association between workplace ostracism and knowledge-sharing behaviors among Chinese university teachers: The chain mediating model of job burnout and job satisfaction

Wang

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Workplace ostracism is an essential predictor of knowledge-sharing behaviors, but few studies have explored the influence of this mechanism in higher education. According to the conservation of resources theory, this study elucidated the roles of job burnout and job satisfaction as sequential mediators of the link between workplace ostracism and knowledge-sharing behaviors in a sample of 388 university teachers. The results of the study were analyzed via structural equation modeling (SEM). Higher knowledge-sharing behaviors were associated with lower workplace ostracism, lower job burnout, and more job satisfaction. Furthermore, increased workplace ostracism was associated with more job burnout, but job satisfaction was not related to workplace ostracism. The relationship between workplace ostracism and knowledge-sharing behaviors was mediated by job burnout and was sequentially mediated by job burnout and job satisfaction. These findings help to clarify the mechanisms underlying the association between workplace ostracism and knowledge-sharing behaviors in university teachers. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

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The association between workplace ostracism and knowledge-sharing behaviors among Chinese university teachers: The chain mediating model of job burnout and job satisfaction

Wang

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…For example, a laboratory experiment indicated that ostracized individuals who engaged in ruminative thinking suffered more from threatened needs than those who distracted themselves [47]. In another study, He et al [48] found that rumination over workplace ostracism experiences would slow psychological recovery and cause low job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intentions. Therefore, we can conclude that rumination may obstruct the recovery of threatened psychological needs for ostracized adolescents, which in turn impairs their psychological well-being.…”

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Different Roles of Rumination and Mindfulness among Cyber-Ostracized Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being

Wang

et al. 2022

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Previous research has confirmed the harmful effects of cyber-ostracism on adolescents. However, research that has investigated the effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being and the underlying mechanisms of this influence remains scarce. Using a sample of 421 Chinese adolescents, this study examined the short-term effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being, along with the mediating effect of rumination. Mindfulness is considered as a moderator influencing this underlying mechanism. Questionnaires regarding cyber-ostracism, rumination, and mindfulness were administered at the beginning of the spring semester. Psychological well-being was assessed three months later. The study found that cyber-ostracism significantly and negatively predicted adolescents’ psychological well-being. As shown by the mediation analysis, rumination partly mediated the effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being. Moderated mediation analysis indicated that mindfulness played a moderating role in the relationship between cyber-ostracism and adolescents’ psychological well-being as well as the relationship between cyber-ostracism and rumination. Specifically, mindfulness would decrease the negative impact of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being. This study uncovers the short-term effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being and accentuates the underlying mechanisms of this effect, which has substantial implications for interventions and practices to reduce the detrimental effects of cyber-ostracism among adolescents.

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“…After experiencing social exclusion, community youths with relatively high rumination level will habitually reflect on the causes of this situation instead of seeking how to change this situation. Thus, they will be immersed in pain and unable to get away from it, making it easy for them to form a relatively negative cognitive mode (29). The social exclusion experienced by community youths is processed by ruminative thinking, which enhances their sense of inferiority and has a serious impact on their physical and mental health (30).…”

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Influence of Social Exclusion on the Inferiority Feeling of Community Youth

Shen¹,

Li²

2022

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Background: Inferiority feeling leads to the negative reactions such as depression and anxiety among community youth, social exclusion also forms their negative emotions due to the alienation of social relations. We aimed to explore the effect of social exclusion on the inferiority feeling of community youth. Methods: In December 2021, a total of 681 community youth from Wuhan in China were selected as the research object. They were evaluated using a social exclusion scale, inferiority scale, and rumination scale, respectively. The mediating effect of rumination on the relationship between social exclusion and inferiority of community youth was tested by using structural equation model and bootstrap test. Results: The scores of social exclusion, inferiority complex, and rumination were positively correlated (P<0.05). The mediation effect test showed that the mediation hypothesis model had a relatively good fitting index. Social exclusion was a positive predictor of rumination, and rumination was a positive predictor of inferiority. Ruminant thinking had a significant partial mediating effect in the relationship between social exclusion and inferiority feeling, the indirect effect was 0.078, the direct effect was 0.04, the total effect was 0.118, and the ratio of direct effect to indirect effect was approximately 1:2. Therefore, social exclusion exerted the influence on inferiority through rumination. Conclusion: Social exclusion positively affects the inferiority feeling of community youth through the mediating effect of rumination thinking. The health prevention of community youth’s inferiority feeling should not only prevent the negative impact of social exclusion but also strengthen the cultivation of rumination thinking.

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It’s the Reoccurring Thoughts that Matter: Rumination over Workplace Ostracism

Cited by 10 publications

References 59 publications

The association between workplace ostracism and knowledge-sharing behaviors among Chinese university teachers: The chain mediating model of job burnout and job satisfaction

The association between workplace ostracism and knowledge-sharing behaviors among Chinese university teachers: The chain mediating model of job burnout and job satisfaction

Different Roles of Rumination and Mindfulness among Cyber-Ostracized Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being

Influence of Social Exclusion on the Inferiority Feeling of Community Youth

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