Social identity, social influence and reactions to potentially stressful tasks: support for the self-categorization model of stress
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Haslam, S. Alexander; Jetten, Jolanda; O'Brien, Anne; Jacobs, Elissa
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An experiment was conducted to investigate the role that social influence plays in the appraisal of a potentially stressful situation. Participants (N = 40) preparing for a mental arithmetic task were exposed to a message in which the task was described as stressful or challenging. The message was delivered by the same person in each condition but this person was said to be either an ingroup member (a University student) or an outgroup member (a stress disorder sufferer). Consistent with...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Haslam, S. Alexander | |
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dc.contributor.author | Jetten, Jolanda | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Brien, Anne | |
dc.contributor.author | Jacobs, Elissa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T22:52:29Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1532-3005 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81598 | |
dc.description.abstract | An experiment was conducted to investigate the role that social influence plays in the appraisal of a potentially stressful situation. Participants (N = 40) preparing for a mental arithmetic task were exposed to a message in which the task was described as stressful or challenging. The message was delivered by the same person in each condition but this person was said to be either an ingroup member (a University student) or an outgroup member (a stress disorder sufferer). Consistent with predictions derived from self-categorization theory, message source and message content interacted to determine the stress experienced while performing the task. Findings imply that the impact of informational support is not constant but varies systematically as a function of the group membership of the support provider. Implications for theory and practice are discussed with emphasis on the importance of social context as a determinant not only of what information people are exposed to about stress but also of how that information is construed. | |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc | |
dc.source | Stress and Health | |
dc.subject | Keywords: adult; arithmetic; article; college student; controlled study; experimental design; female; human; human experiment; male; medical information; mental performance; mental stress; prediction; psychologic assessment; social aspect; social interaction; socia Influence; Self-categorization; Social identity; Social support; Stress | |
dc.title | Social identity, social influence and reactions to potentially stressful tasks: support for the self-categorization model of stress | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 20 | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 170199 - Psychology not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub9881 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Haslam, S. Alexander, University of Exeter | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Jetten, Jolanda, University of Exeter | |
local.contributor.affiliation | O'Brien, Anne, University of Exeter | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Jacobs, Elissa, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 9 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1002/smi.995 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-11T10:51:18Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-1342326632 | |
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