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James H. Wirth

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2005Rising activity
Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthSocial and Intergroup PsychologyReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyMedia Influence and Health

Publications

70

Citations

3,109

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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James H. Wirth studies ostracism and social exclusion, examining how being ignored or excluded (or excluding others) affects thoughts, feelings, and decision-making. His work spans topics such as burdening group members, robotic and virtual social interactions, risky decision-making, and how exclusion influences self-perception. This research uses experimental social psychology methods, including tools like the Cyberball virtual ball-toss paradigm to simulate social exclusion in controlled settings.

Ostracism and social exclusionGroup dynamics and burdensomenessRisky decision-makingSelf-concept and identity under social threatDigital and robotic social interaction

Publication output has been fairly steady but modest over the last decade, with occasional higher-output years (e.g., 2018 and 2025) rather than a clear upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications4182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 4 publications4252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Experimental Social Psychology×3
  • European Journal of Social Psychology×2
  • The Journal of Social Psychology×2
  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships×1
  • Frontiers in Psychology×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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