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Reports an error in" Rejection elicits emotional reactions but neither causes immediate distress nor lowers self-esteem: A meta-analytic review of 192 studies on social exclusion" by Ginette C. Blackhart, Brian C. Nelson, Megan L. Knowles and Roy F. Baumeister (Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2009 [Nov], Vol 13 [4], 269-309). In the original article," Rejection Elicits Emotional Reactions but Neither Causes Immediate Distress Nor Lowers Self-Esteem: A Meta-Analytic Review of 192 Studies on Social Exclusion", figure 2 is missing from the top of page 299. The correct figure is given in this erratum.(The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2009-18830-002). Competing predictions about the effect of social exclusion were tested by meta-analyzing findings from studies of interpersonal rejection, ostracism, and similar procedures. Rejection appears to cause a significant shift toward a …