| − | '''Social rejection''' occurs when an individual is intentionally excluded from social relationships/interactions and can involve ignoring another person's presence to actively expelling an individual. Social rejection includes such areas as: interpersonal/peer rejection, romantic rejections, and familial estrangements. | + | '''Social rejection''' occurs when an individual is intentionally excluded from social relationships/interactions and can involve ignoring another person's presence to actively expelling an individual.<ref>[https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~schaller/308Readings/DeWall2011.pdf Social Acceptance and Rejection: The Sweet and the Bitter], Association of Psychological Science</ref> Social rejection includes such areas as: interpersonal/peer rejection, romantic rejections, and familial estrangements. |