How attributional ambiguity shapes physiological and emotional responses to social rejection and acceptance
How attributional ambiguity shapes physiological and emotional responses to social rejection and acceptance
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-3514.94.2.278
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Blascovich, Jim
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作者：
Mendes, Wendy Berry;Major, Brenda;Blascovich, Jim
作者研究了白色和黑色参与者对同一种族或种族的情绪，生理和行为反应。不同种族的评价者，拒绝社会反馈或接受社会反馈。正如预期的那样，在群体内的互动中，作者观察到对社会拒绝的有害反应和对社会接受的良性反应。有害反应包括与威胁状态一致的心血管（CV）反应性和较差的性能，而良性反应包括与挑战状态一致的CV反应性和较好的性能。然而，在群体间的互动中，出现了一种更为复杂的反应模式。来自不同种族评价者的社会排斥会产生更多的愤怒和激活反应，无论参与者的种族如何。与此相反，社会接受产生了一个不对称的种族模式，白人参与者比黑人参与者更积极的反应。后者似乎很警惕，并表现出威胁反应。讨论集中在归因模糊理论和歧视的健康结果的潜在途径的影响。
The authors examined White and Black participants' emotional, physiological, and behavioral responses to same-race or. different-race evaluators, following rejecting social feedback or accepting social feedback. As expected, in ingroup interactions, the authors observed deleterious responses to social rejection and benign responses to social acceptance. Deleterious responses included cardiovascular (CV) reactivity consistent with threat states and poorer performance, whereas benign responses included CV reactivity consistent with challenge states and better performance. In intergroup interactions, however, a more complex pattern of responses emerged. Social rejection from different-race evaluators engendered more anger and activational responses, regardless of participants' race. In contrast, social acceptance produced an asymmetrical race pattern-White participants responded more positively than did Black participants. The latter appeared vigilant and exhibited threat responses. Discussion centers on implications for attributional ambiguity theory and potential pathways from discrimination to health outcomes.