Characterizing socially avoidant and affiliative responses to social exclusion

Humans have a fundamental need for social relationships. From an evolutionary standpoint, the drive to form social connections may have evolved as an adaptive mechanism to promote survival, as group membership afforded the benefits of shared resources and security. Thus, rejection from social group...

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Main Authors: Katherine Elizabeth Powers, Todd F Heatherton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2012.00046/full