Social relationships are a big part of human life and threats to Reviews such relationships have vast implications. This study tested the contention of social monitoring system (SMS) suggesting that socially rejected individuals experience higher need to belong. A 2 (men / women) by 2 (acceptance / rejection) experimental design was conducted to explore the gender's role in the need to belong after a rejection experience. Participants (N = 68) wrote rejection or acceptance stories and Responded to a Need to Belong Scale. Two-Way ANOVA results Showed that felt rejection elicited heightened need to belong especially Among women, F (3, 64) =
5.78, p = .019, partial eta = .083. This SMS Provides evidence in the literature pointing to the role of gender in the need to belong of rejected individuals. Implications and limitations of the study were further Discussed. Keywords: Rejection, Social Monitoring System (SMS), Need to Belong
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