Nonsocial Threats Activate Belonging Regulation Processes
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Psychology, Sociology
Mentor Information
Kristy Dean, deankr@gvsu.edu
Department
Psychology
Location
Kirkhof Center 1104
Start Date
13-4-2011 3:00 PM
End Date
13-4-2011 3:30 PM
Keywords
Social Science
Abstract
A well-functioning belonging regulation system should be sensitive to a range of threats implicating social connection including nonsocial ones. We hypothesized that possible failure on an upcoming task would initiate belonging regulation, as evidenced by activation of the interdependent self, and would facilitate behavioral attempts at social reconnection. In Study 1, participants received loss or gain-framed standards for their performance on an upcoming visual task, then completed a lexical decision task including independent, interdependent, neutral, and nonwords. In Study 2, participants received loss or gain-framed standards for their performance on an upcoming anagram task, and were led to believe they would complete this task individually or with other participants. This research confirmed that potential failures instigate social reconnection strategies, including activation of the interdependent self (Study 1) and enhanced performance in interdependent contexts (Study 2).
Nonsocial Threats Activate Belonging Regulation Processes
Kirkhof Center 1104
A well-functioning belonging regulation system should be sensitive to a range of threats implicating social connection including nonsocial ones. We hypothesized that possible failure on an upcoming task would initiate belonging regulation, as evidenced by activation of the interdependent self, and would facilitate behavioral attempts at social reconnection. In Study 1, participants received loss or gain-framed standards for their performance on an upcoming visual task, then completed a lexical decision task including independent, interdependent, neutral, and nonwords. In Study 2, participants received loss or gain-framed standards for their performance on an upcoming anagram task, and were led to believe they would complete this task individually or with other participants. This research confirmed that potential failures instigate social reconnection strategies, including activation of the interdependent self (Study 1) and enhanced performance in interdependent contexts (Study 2).