Personality & social psychology bulletin

Who Is Less Likely to Ostracize? Higher Trait Mindfulness Predicts More Inclusionary Behavior.

Personality & social psychology bulletin June 25, 2018 Eric E Jones, James H Wirth, Alex T Ramsey et al.

Despite the pain ostracism (being excluded and ignored) causes, researchers have minimally investigated factors related to reducing its occurrence. We investigated the association between higher trait mindfulness (the tendency to be attentive to the present moment) and lower engagement in ostracism. In Study 1, employed adults scoring higher on trait mindfulness reported ostracizing coworkers...