#jouRapNal #book18 day 98

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The article examines how ghosting, or ending contact without explanation, elicits longer and more persistent distress than explicit rejection, even though both lead to immediate negative emotions. It compares daily emotional responses to ghosting and rejection through real-time experiments and finds that lack of closure hinders recovery. The findings highlight how uncertainty and unfinished business can prolong psychological distress after relationship termination.

This topic is of interest to psychology enthusiasts because it illuminates how different social endings shape emotional processing, closure, and recovery trajectories in interpersonal relationships.

Article Title: The psychological impact of ghosting lasts longer than outright rejection

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/the-psychological-impact-of-ghosting-lasts-longer-than-outright-rejection/

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