关键词: 社会排斥, 情绪冲突控制, Cyberball任务, 面孔-词Stroop任务, 情绪障碍

Abstract:

The aim of the present study was to explore whether the impact of social exclusion on emotional conflict control varied depending on positive or negative target. Participants were divided into two groups according to two Cyberball paradigm conditions (social exclusion/ inclusion). Both groups were required to complete a face-word Stroop task. The results showed that when the target face was positively valenced, the Stroop effect was larger during social exclusion than during social inclusion. In contrast, when the target face was negatively valenced, the Stroop effect was similar during social exclusion and during social inclusion. These results suggest that the impact of social exclusion on emotional conflict control varies depending on positive or negative target. These findings may be helpful for our understanding of the role of social exclusion in emotional disorders.

Key words: social exclusion, emotion conflict control, face-word Stroop task, Cyberball task, emotion disorder