Don’t Get Mad, Get Creative: Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination

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Don't Get Mad, Get Creative: Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination, JHUCarey

Researcher Finds

August 21, 2012

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MEDIA CONTACT: Ercolano

http://releases.jhu.edu/2012/08/21/dont-get-mad-get-creative-social-rejection-ca\

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> Don't Get Mad, Get Creative: Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination, JHUCarey

Researcher Finds

> August 21, 2012

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> MEDIA CONTACT: Ercolano

>

http://releases.jhu.edu/2012/08/21/dont-get-mad-get-creative-social-rejection-ca\

n-fuel-imagination-jhucarey-researcher-finds/

I think this positive spin on social rejection best suits individuals

who received a lot of validation and had a great degree of meaningful

social interaction during their formative years. This allowed them to

build a healthy self-image.

OTOH, a steady diet of social rejection and invalidation while growing

up often leads to a poor self-image and perhaps even life-long

depression. To me, this doesn't seem like the foundation necessary to

create the sort of individual who could regard social rejection as a

positive thing.

Best,

~CJ

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> Don't Get Mad, Get Creative: Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination, JHUCarey

Researcher Finds

> August 21, 2012

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> MEDIA CONTACT: Ercolano

>

http://releases.jhu.edu/2012/08/21/dont-get-mad-get-creative-social-rejection-ca\

n-fuel-imagination-jhucarey-researcher-finds/

I think this positive spin on social rejection best suits individuals

who received a lot of validation and had a great degree of meaningful

social interaction during their formative years. This allowed them to

build a healthy self-image.

OTOH, a steady diet of social rejection and invalidation while growing

up often leads to a poor self-image and perhaps even life-long

depression. To me, this doesn't seem like the foundation necessary to

create the sort of individual who could regard social rejection as a

positive thing.

Best,

~CJ