Cyberball—manipulation check
Results on the Need Threat Questionnaire (NTQ) indicate that the Cyberball manipulation was successful. Participants reported higher need threat after exclusion than after overinclusion (main effect condition: Participants reported greater ostracism intensity after exclusion (main effect condition: Overall need threat (Women in the overinclusion condition believed that they played with real co-players more than those in the exclusion condition (main effect condition: On the Multidimensional Mood State Questionnaire (MDMQ), participants in the exclusion condition reported being more tired and feeling less relaxed than those in the overinclusion condition, both 