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).

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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).