Social identity, social influence and reactions to potentially stressful tasks: support for the self-categorization model of stress

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dc.contributor.authorHaslam, S. Alexander
dc.contributor.authorJetten, Jolanda
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Anne
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Elissa
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:52:29Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:51:18Z
dc.description.abstractAn 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.identifier.issn1532-3005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/81598
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
dc.sourceStress and Health
dc.subjectKeywords: 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.titleSocial identity, social influence and reactions to potentially stressful tasks: support for the self-categorization model of stress
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage9
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage3
local.contributor.affiliationHaslam, S. Alexander, University of Exeter
local.contributor.affiliationJetten, Jolanda, University of Exeter
local.contributor.affiliationO'Brien, Anne, University of Exeter
local.contributor.affiliationJacobs, Elissa, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailrepository.admin@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidJacobs, Elissa, u3574201
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor170199 - Psychology not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub9881
local.identifier.citationvolume20
local.identifier.doi10.1002/smi.995
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-1342326632
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByMigrated
local.type.statusPublished Version

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