Can a common facial cosmetic procedure buffer against the negative impact of adverse social interactions? This pilot tested the hypothesis that an injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) to the corrugator supercilii muscles used in anger, compared to a placebo injection to the same location, will reduce the impact of social rejection on mood, self-esteem, control, meaningful existence, and aggression. Freezing facial musculature was hypothesized to alter the first physical signal of negative emotional reactions, thereby reducing the impact of social rejection on distress and aggression. This was the first study using Botox to examine the effects of reduced facial feedback on felt emotions during social interactions. While the findings in this pilot were not statistically significant, a trend in the data suggests that the effect was in the opposite direction of the prediction such that participants in the Botox (vs. saline) condition experienced greater feelings of rejection. Further investigation is needed.

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Mainstream accounts of CRSV argue that its victims inevitably face social exclusion by their communities once the fighting is over. However, empirical evidence suggests that some ethnic groups show support towards survivors – specifically, women – thus not bounding the latter to the stigma brought about by sexual abuse. This study seeks to investigate the conditions underlying social acceptance of female survivors so to explain why some societies seem to reject them while others reintegrate them back. By employing a socio-psychological perspective on the importance of social identity’s continuity after trauma, I argue that survivors are more likely to experience acceptance when their ethnic group exhibit high levels of identity resilience, previously targeted through the strategic use of CRSV. This is argued to be due to the capacity of the group to maintain a sense of unity and worth after war, which in turn influences perceptions of the victims, no longer seen as “walking shames” but as “survivors”. Using a structured focused comparison, the hypothesis is tested by analysing individual narratives of Bosniaks and Tutsis. Ultimately, this study finds that group identity resilience might be an important factor when accounting for social acceptance, and rejection, of survivors.

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Percepções, expectativas e preferências dos professores variam em função de diversos fatores (características do aluno, currículo escolar, regras da escola etc.) e são expressas através de diferentes atitudes diante dos alunos, de modo a exercerem considerável influência no repertório comportamental dessas crianças e adolescentes. Considerando (a) a importância de uma relação positiva entre professor e aluno no decorrer da vida escolar do estudante, (b) as mudanças que ocorrem nesse relacionamento ao longo dos anos, e (c) que mesmo mudanças pequenas na qualidade dessa relação apresentam implicações relevantes para o desenvolvimento do aluno, necessita-se examinar quais fatores se associam a essas modificações. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi explicitar as variáveis controladoras da rejeição e da aceitação de alunos, relatadas por seus professores, avaliando-se possíveis diferenças entre três níveis distintos de ensino. Especificamente, o estudo visou a (1) comparar as frequências com que os alunos de cada sexo são indicados como aceitos ou como rejeitados pelos professores nos três níveis, (2) comparar as razões alegadas pelos professores ao indicarem os alunos como aceitos ou como rejeitados nos três níveis e (3) identificar possíveis associações entre as razões para aceitação e para rejeição e o sexo dos alunos indicados. Vinte e um professores de 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental I, 16 do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental II e 28 do 1º ano do Ensino Médio preencheram questionário em que indicaram três alunos que manteriam em sua classe e três que não manteriam, explicitando as razões para tais indicações. Análises inferenciais não apresentaram diferenças entre os sexos dos alunos aceitos e houve pouca associação entre as razões para aceitação e rejeição e o sexo dos alunos. Por outro lado, encontraram-se diferenças nos sexos dos alunos rejeitados nos três anos estudados, com uma proporção maior de meninos rejeitados. Também foram encontradas diferenças nas razões mencionadas para aceitação, havendo um aumento de citações de engajamento nos estudos e redução de citações de disciplina ao longo dos níveis. Por fim, encontraram-se diferenças nas razões citadas para rejeição, com um aumento de citações de falta de engajamento nos estudos e redução de menções de indisciplina. Os resultados sugerem padrões diferenciados de aceitação e rejeição ao longo dos níveis escolares estudados, os quais podem ser utilizados no delineamento de intervenções que tenham por objetivo lidar de modo mais eficiente com os comportamentos dos envolvidos, estabelecendo relacionamentos mais reforçadores para alunos e professores e repertórios socialmente habilidosos nos estudantes / Perceptions, expectations and preferences of teachers differ according to several variables (students characteristics, school curriculum, schools rules etc.) and are expressed by them through different attitudes taken before the students, so that they considerably influence those youngsters behavioral repertoire. Given (a) the importance of a positive relationship between teacher and student in the course of students school life, (b) the changes which occur in this relationship over the years, and (c) that even minor changes in the quality of this relationship have relevant implications for the students development, it is necessary to investigate which factors are associated with those changes. The general aim of this research is to reveal the controlling variables of rejection and acceptance of students, as reported by their teachers, assessing potential differences between three different grade levels. Specifically, the study aimed to (1) compare the frequencies in which the students of each gender are indicated as accepted or rejected by their teachers at the three levels, (2) compare the reasons reported by the teachers to indicate the students as accepted or rejected at the three levels and (3) identify possible associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the gender of the indicated students. 21 teachers of first grade of elementary school, 16 of sixth year of middle school and 28 of ninth grade of high school completed a questionnaire in which they indicated three students they would keep in their class and three students they would not, explaining the reasons for the indications. Inferential analyses did not show differences between the gender of the accepted students, and revealed small associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the sex of the student. Nonetheless, there were differences between the genders of the rejected students, where a higher proportion of rejected boys was found. There were also differences between reasons for acceptance along the different educational levels, where there was an increase in the number of citations to engagement in studies and a reduction in the number of citations to discipline. Finally, we found differences in the reasons for rejection, with an increase in the number of citations to the lack of engagement in the studies, and a reduction in the number of citations to the indiscipline. The results suggest different patterns of acceptances and rejection along the different educational levels, which can be used to delineate interventions that aim to deal effectively with the behavior of the people involved, creating more reforcing interactions for students and teachers and socially skilled repertoires in students

Percepções, expectativas e preferências dos professores variam em função de diversos fatores (características do aluno, currículo escolar, regras da escola etc.) e são expressas através de diferentes atitudes diante dos alunos, de modo a exercerem considerável influência no repertório comportamental dessas crianças e adolescentes. Considerando (a) a importância de uma relação positiva entre professor e aluno no decorrer da vida escolar do estudante, (b) as mudanças que ocorrem nesse relacionamento ao longo dos anos, e (c) que mesmo mudanças pequenas na qualidade dessa relação apresentam implicações relevantes para o desenvolvimento do aluno, necessita-se examinar quais fatores se associam a essas modificações. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi explicitar as variáveis controladoras da rejeição e da aceitação de alunos, relatadas por seus professores, avaliando-se possíveis diferenças entre três níveis distintos de ensino. Especificamente, o estudo visou a (1) comparar as frequências com que os alunos de cada sexo são indicados como aceitos ou como rejeitados pelos professores nos três níveis, (2) comparar as razões alegadas pelos professores ao indicarem os alunos como aceitos ou como rejeitados nos três níveis e (3) identificar possíveis associações entre as razões para aceitação e para rejeição e o sexo dos alunos indicados. Vinte e um professores de 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental I, 16 do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental II e 28 do 1º ano do Ensino Médio preencheram questionário em que indicaram três alunos que manteriam em sua classe e três que não manteriam, explicitando as razões para tais indicações. Análises inferenciais não apresentaram diferenças entre os sexos dos alunos aceitos e houve pouca associação entre as razões para aceitação e rejeição e o sexo dos alunos. Por outro lado, encontraram-se diferenças nos sexos dos alunos rejeitados nos três anos estudados, com uma proporção maior de meninos rejeitados. Também foram encontradas diferenças nas razões mencionadas para aceitação, havendo um aumento de citações de engajamento nos estudos e redução de citações de disciplina ao longo dos níveis. Por fim, encontraram-se diferenças nas razões citadas para rejeição, com um aumento de citações de falta de engajamento nos estudos e redução de menções de indisciplina. Os resultados sugerem padrões diferenciados de aceitação e rejeição ao longo dos níveis escolares estudados, os quais podem ser utilizados no delineamento de intervenções que tenham por objetivo lidar de modo mais eficiente com os comportamentos dos envolvidos, estabelecendo relacionamentos mais reforçadores para alunos e professores e repertórios socialmente habilidosos nos estudantes / Perceptions, expectations and preferences of teachers differ according to several variables (students characteristics, school curriculum, schools rules etc.) and are expressed by them through different attitudes taken before the students, so that they considerably influence those youngsters behavioral repertoire. Given (a) the importance of a positive relationship between teacher and student in the course of students school life, (b) the changes which occur in this relationship over the years, and (c) that even minor changes in the quality of this relationship have relevant implications for the students development, it is necessary to investigate which factors are associated with those changes. The general aim of this research is to reveal the controlling variables of rejection and acceptance of students, as reported by their teachers, assessing potential differences between three different grade levels. Specifically, the study aimed to (1) compare the frequencies in which the students of each gender are indicated as accepted or rejected by their teachers at the three levels, (2) compare the reasons reported by the teachers to indicate the students as accepted or rejected at the three levels and (3) identify possible associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the gender of the indicated students. 21 teachers of first grade of elementary school, 16 of sixth year of middle school and 28 of ninth grade of high school completed a questionnaire in which they indicated three students they would keep in their class and three students they would not, explaining the reasons for the indications. Inferential analyses did not show differences between the gender of the accepted students, and revealed small associations between the reasons for acceptance and rejection and the sex of the student. Nonetheless, there were differences between the genders of the rejected students, where a higher proportion of rejected boys was found. There were also differences between reasons for acceptance along the different educational levels, where there was an increase in the number of citations to engagement in studies and a reduction in the number of citations to discipline. Finally, we found differences in the reasons for rejection, with an increase in the number of citations to the lack of engagement in the studies, and a reduction in the number of citations to the indiscipline. The results suggest different patterns of acceptances and rejection along the different educational levels, which can be used to delineate interventions that aim to deal effectively with the behavior of the people involved, creating more reforcing interactions for students and teachers and socially skilled repertoires in students

L’objectif de cette étude est d’explorer l’effet modérateur du nombre d’amis et de leurs caractéristiques sur le lien prédictif entre la victimisation par les pairs et l’anxiété sociale. Plus spécifiquement, cette étude s’intéresse aux niveaux moyens de victimisation, de rejet et d’anxiété sociale des amis comme facteurs aggravants potentiels. Les données ont été recueillies à deux reprises auprès de 576 adolescents d’en moyenne 13,5 ans au début de leur secondaire deux et à la fin de leur secondaire trois. Les participants ont répondu à des questionnaires auto-rapportés pour les mesures de victimisation et d’anxiété sociale et ont participé à une procédure de nomination sociométrique pour la mesure de statut social et l’identification des amis. De manière concomitante, les résultats démontrent que la victimisation par les pairs et certaines caractéristiques des amis (niveaux d’anxiété et de rejet social) contribuent respectivement, de manière unique et indépendante, à rendre compte de l’anxiété sociale des participants. De manière longitudinale, la victimisation par les pairs permet de prédire le développement de l’anxiété sociale sur une période de 1,5 ans. Néanmoins, le nombre d’amis et leurs caractéristiques ne contribuent pas de manière additive au développement ultérieur de l’anxiété sociale. De plus, les caractéristiques des amis n’interagissent d’aucune façon avec la victimisation par les pairs pour rendre compte du développement ultérieur de l’anxiété sociale. Cependant, des analyses exploratoires ont permis de montrer que le niveau de victimisation des amis constitue un facteur aggravant pour les enfants rejetés socialement; le rejet par les pairs étant positivement associé au développement de l’anxiété sociale chez les élèves qui entretiennent des relations d’amitié avec des élèves qui rapportent être victimes de mauvais traitements. / The aim of this study was to explore to what extent the number of friends and friends’ characteristics interact with peers’ victimization to predict the development of social anxiety over time. More specifically, friends’ characteristics considered by this study were peers’ victimization, peers’ rejection and social anxiety average levels as potential aggravating factors. Data was collected two consecutive years, from 576 adolescents of 13,5 years old average. The data was collected first during the fall semester of 8th grade, and a second time during the spring semester of 9th grade. Participants answered self-reported questionnaires concerning peers’ victimization and social anxiety. They also participated in a sociometric nomination procedure within their school and classroom concerning social status and friends’ identification. Results indicated that peers’ victimization and friends’ characteristics (i.e. social anxiety and rejection levels) have an additive contribution when predicting concurrent social anxiety. Results also showed that peers’ victimization predicted subsequent increase in social anxiety 1.5 year later. However, the number of friends and friends’ characteristics did not show any additive effect in predicting development of ulterior social anxiety. Moreover, friends’ characteristics do not interact with victimization to predict ulterior social anxiety. Nonetheless, exploratory analysis showed that friends’ victimization acts as an aggravating factor for participants with a negative social status: peers’ rejection being positively associated to an increase in social anxiety in students with victimized friends.

Le clivage est un mécanisme de défense dans lequel les représentations positives et négatives de soi-même et d’autrui sont séparées afin d’éviter de ressentir l’anxiété. Les stresseurs interpersonnels provoqueraient des comportements impulsifs chez les individus ayant une propension au clivage élevée. Ceci dit, les processus cognitifs associés à la propension au clivage sont inconnus. La capacité de résistance à l’interférence proactive est la capacité de résister à l’intrusion en mémoire de travail de pensées impertinentes pour la tâche en cours. Ainsi, cette capacité pourrait jouer un rôle important dans la gestion de représentations et être diminuée par les stresseurs de nature interpersonnelle. La présente étude avait pour but de vérifier l’hypothèse voulant que la résistance à l’interférence proactive diminue dans une condition d’exclusion sociale et que cet effet soit augmenté par la propension au clivage. L’échantillon comprenait 131 individus provenant d’une population non-clinique. D’abord, ils ont complété un questionnaire mesurant la propension au clivage. Ensuite, ils ont été assignés aléatoirement à une condition soit d’exclusion sociale, soit d’inclusion sociale. Finalement, ils ont effectué une tâche de résistance à l’interférence proactive. Dans la condition d’exclusion, les participants commettent davantage d’erreurs sur les cibles négatives non récentes que sur les cibles négatives récentes à la tâche de résistance à l’interférence proactive. Aucune interaction n’a été obtenue entre la propension au clivage et les conditions sociales. Conséquemment, les processus cognitifs associés à la propension au clivage demeurent inconnus, mais des pistes d’explication sont explorées du point de vue méthodologique pour les recherches futures. / Splitting refers to a defense mechanism by which the positively and negatively charged representations of self and others are separated in order to protect oneself from several anxiety. Interpersonal stresses play a major role in triggering impulsive behaviors among individuals with a high splitting usage. However, the cognitive processes associated with the usage of splitting are unknown. Resistance to proactive interference is the ability to resist memory intrusions from irrelevant previously learned information. This cognitive ability might, thus, play an important role in regulating representations and be decreased by interpersonal stress. It is hypothesized that the resistance to proactive interference would decrease during social exclusion and this effect would be function of splitting use frequency. The sample consisted of 131 nonclinical individuals from student and general population. They completed a self-report splitting questionnaire. Then, they were randomly assigned to rejection or inclusion conditions on an interpersonal task. Finally, they performed a resistance to proactive interference task. In the rejection condition, the error rate on negative probes trials was higher than recent negative probes trials. Splitting usage did not interact with social condition in predicting the error rate in the resistance to proactive interference task. Consequently, the cognitive processes associated to splitting usage remain unknown but explanations are explored in a methodological view for future researches.