Peer-Reviewed Publications

* marks equal contributions with shared first-authorship

 2026

27.   Büttner, C. M. (2026). Moving ostracism research from the lab into daily life using experience sampling. The Journal of Social Psychology, 166(1), 47–60. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2025.2572651

26.   Rudert, S. C., Damp, L., Kenntemich, C., Möring, J. N. R., & Büttner, C. M. (2026). Beyond the target: Source motivation and observer attributions in ostracism research. The Journal of Social Psychology, 166(1), 13–25. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2025.2572646

25. Lutz, S., & Büttner, C. M. (2026). "This message was deleted": The psychological consequences of being out of the loop during messenger use. Media Psychology, 29(1), 56-80. doi: 10.1080/15213269.2025.2459292 

 2025

24. Waldeck, D., Büttner, C. M., Leggett, R., Brooker, K., Smyth, C., Dave, R., Tyndall, I.(2025). Narcissism and passive-aggression: Testing the moderating effect of perceived ostracism. The Journal of Psychology. Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2025.2605347

23. Büttner, C. M. & Lutz, S. (2025). When does waiting for a reply turn into ghosting? Individual, relational, and situational predictors of feeling ignored in online messaging. Computers in Human Behavior, 172, 108774. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108774

22.   Büttner, C. M., Rudert, S. C., Albath E. A., Sibley, C. G., & Greifeneder, R. (2025). Narcissists' experience of ostracism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 129(1), 181–207. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000547

21.   Büttner, C. M. & Lutz, S. (2025). Coping with online versus offline exclusion: Ostracism context affects individuals' coping intentions. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 18, 100674. doi: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100674

20.   Albath, E. A., Bogatyreva, N., Büttner, C. M., & Greifeneder, R. (2025). The role of depression and anxiety in experiencing and inflicting ostracism: A cross-national perspective. Journal of Affective Disorders, 380, 696-703. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.190

19.   Büttner, C. M.*, Albath E. A.*, & Greifeneder, R. (2025). Cultural differences in perceiving co-present phone use as phubbing: Evidence from six countries. Social Influence, 20(1). doi: 10.1080/15534510.2024.2447275

18.   Büttner, C. M., Rudert, S. C., & Kachel, S. (2025). Ostracism experiences of sexual minorities: Investigating targets' experiences and perceptions by others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 51(10), 2015-2030. doi: 10.1177/01461672241240675

 2024

17.   Kenntemich, C.*, Büttner, C. M.*, & Rudert, S. C. (2024). The pursuit of approval: Social media users' decreased posting latency following online exclusion as a form of acknowledgment-seeking behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1177/01461672241297824

16.   Büttner, C. M., Lalot, F., Rudert, S. C., & Greifeneder, R. (2024). Ostracism experiences are associated with more frequent doctor visits over time. European Journal of Health Psychology. 32(1), 1-11. doi: 10.1027/2512-8442/a000161 

15.   Büttner, C. M., Ren, D., Stavrova, O., Rudert, S. C., Williams, K. D., & Greifeneder, R. (2024). Ostracism in everyday life: A framework of threat and behavioral responses in real life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 129(5), 870–887. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000471

14.   Büttner, C. M., & Greifeneder, R. (2024). Everyday ostracism experiences of depressed individuals: Uncovering the role of attributions using experience sampling. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 17, 100804. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100804   

13.   Lutz, S., Büttner, C. M., & Neumann, D. (2024). A window to what we missed: Effects of self- versus other-exclusion on social media users' fundamental needs, emotional responses, and online coping behaviors. Media Psychology, 27(3), 401–427. doi: 10.1080/15213269.2023.2242769 

12.   Büttner, C. M., Kenntemich, C., & Williams, K. D. (2024). The power of human touch: Physical contact improves performance in basketball free throws. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 72, 102610. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102610  

11.   Büttner, C. M., Jauch, M., Marinucci, M., Williams, K. D., Riva, P., & Rudert, S. C. (2024). It will (never) stop hurting: Do repeated or chronic experiences of exclusion lead to hyper- or hyposensitive psychological responses?. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 27(2), 256-277. doi: 10.1177/13684302221140002

2023

10.   Jauch, M., Büttner, C. M., Albath, E., & Greifeneder, R. (2023). Unvaccinated and left out: The mismatch ofvaccine supply and demand during COVID-19 asa source of interpersonal and societal exclusion. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 1-15. doi: 10.1111/asap.12360

9.   Albath, E. A., Büttner, C. M., Rudert, S. C., Sibley, C. G., & Greifeneder, R. (2023). Young, unemployed, excluded: Unemployed young adults report more ostracism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53(1), 1078-1097. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2953

8.   Rudert, S. C., Möring, J. N. R., Kenntemich, C., & Büttner, C. M. (2023). When and why we ostracize others: Motivated social exclusion in group contexts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 125(4), 803-826. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000423

7.   Jauch, M., Büttner, C. M., Rudert, S. C., & Greifeneder, R. (2023). Expecting exclusion: Does bracing for the worst buffer the pain of social exclusion?. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53(4), 746-765. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2934

6.   Büttner, C. M., Lalot, F., & Rudert, S. C. (2023). Showing with whom I belong: The desire to belong publicly on social media. Computers in Human Behavior, 139, 107535. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107535 

2022

5.   Lalot, F., Büttner, C. M., Özkeçeci, H., & Abrams, D. (2022). Right and left-wing views: A story of disagreement on environmental issues but agreement on solutions. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 8(4), 503-517. doi: 10.1037/tps0000342

4.   Büttner, C. M., Gloster, A. T., & Greifeneder, R. (2022). Your phone ruins our lunch: Attitudes, norms, and valuing the interaction predict phone use and phubbing in dyadic social interactions. Mobile Media & Communication, 10(3), 387-405. doi: 10.1177/20501579211059914

3.   Büttner, C. M., & Rudert, S. C. (2022). Why didn't you tag me?!: Social exclusion from Instagram posts hurts, especially those with a high need to belong. Computers in Human Behavior, 127, 107062. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107062 

2021

2.   Büttner, C. M., Rudert, S. C., & Greifeneder, R. (2021). Depressed and excluded: Do depressive symptoms moderate recovery from ostracism?. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, 730-736. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.075

1.  Rudert, S. C., Hales, A. H., & Büttner, C. M. (2021). Stay out of our office (vs. our pub): Target personality and situational context affect ostracism intentions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 95, 104142. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104142