Sweating the big stuff: Arousal and stress as functions of self‐uncertainty and identification
| Autor: | Alec J. Stinnett, Elizabeth M. Niedbala, Zachary P. Hohman, Joshua K. Brown |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cognitive Neuroscience Identity (social science) Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 050105 experimental psychology Arousal Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Entitativity 0302 clinical medicine Developmental Neuroscience Heart Rate Stress (linguistics) Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social identity theory Biological Psychiatry Uncertainty reduction theory Social Identification Endocrine and Autonomic Systems General Neuroscience 05 social sciences Uncertainty Galvanic Skin Response Self Concept Group Processes Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Neurology Belief system Identification (psychology) Psychology Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychophysiology. 58 |
| ISSN: | 1469-8986 0048-5772 |
| Popis: | Groups serve a variety of crucial functions, one of which is the provision of an identity and belief system that impart self-referent information, thereby reducing self-uncertainty. Entitative groups are more attractive for highly uncertain participants seeking groups for identification and self-uncertainty reduction than less entitative groups. The purpose of the current study was to explore how self-uncertainty impacts physiological arousal and stress responses. Using a mixed-methods design (N = 123), we found that self-uncertainty increased physiological arousal (measured via skin-conductance level) and stress responses (measured via heart rate). Furthermore, we found that uncertainty-activated physiological arousal and stress responses were decreased through identification with a high entitativity group. Our findings expand upon uncertainty identity theory by identifying physiological mechanisms that motivate uncertainty reduction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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