Previous research has shown that being ostracized by members of a despised
group is as hurtful as being ostracized by ingroup members (Gonsalkorale &
Williams, 2007). In the current study, we conduct a direct replication of
this study and also investigate whether this effect is due to the way
negative consequences of ostracism was measured. To do so, we created a new
measure that directly assesses whether people were hurt from being
ostracized (or not). The results and a small-scale meta-analysis including
Gonsalkorale and Williams' results show that ostracism effects are not
significantly diminished when the source of ostracism is a despised
outgroup. We discuss theoretical and methodological implications.