Rethinking Stress: The Role of Mindsets in Determining the Stress Response
Rethinking Stress: The Role of Mindsets in Determining the Stress Response
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DOI：
10.1037/a0031201
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发表时间：
2013-04-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Achor, Shawn
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作者：
Crum, Alia J.;Salovey, Peter;Achor, Shawn
本文介绍了 3 项研究，探讨了心态在压力背景下的作用。在研究 1 中，我们提供了支持 8 项工具（压力心态测量 (SMM)）可靠性和有效性的数据，该工具旨在评估个人认为压力的影响会增强或减弱的程度。在研究 2 中，我们证明，通过观看简短的多媒体电影剪辑可以改变压力心态，这些电影剪辑呈现的事实信息偏向于以两种方式之一（压力增强与压力削弱）来定义压力的性质。在研究 3 中，我们证明了压力心态对生理和行为结果的影响，表明压力增强心态与适度的皮质醇反应性和压力下对反馈的高度渴望相关。这三项研究共同表明，压力心态是决定压力反应的一个独特且有意义的变量。
This article describes 3 studies that explore the role of mindsets in the context of stress. In Study 1, we present data supporting the reliability and validity of an 8-item instrument, the Stress Mindset Measure (SMM), designed to assess the extent to which an individual believes that the effects of stress are either enhancing or debilitating. In Study 2, we demonstrate that stress mindsets can be altered by watching short, multimedia film clips presenting factual information biased toward defining the nature of stress in 1 of 2 ways (stress-is-enhancing vs. stress-is-debilitating). In Study 3, we demonstrate the effect of stress mindset on physiological and behavioral outcomes, showing that a stress-is-enhancing mindset is associated with moderate cortisol reactivity and high desire for feedback under stress. Together, these 3 studies suggest that stress mindset is a distinct and meaningful variable in determining the stress response.