Rethinking stress: the role of mindsets in determining the stress response

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 o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of personality and social psychology Jg. 104; H. 4; S. 716
Hauptverfasser: Crum, Alia J, Salovey, Peter, Achor, Shawn
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 01.04.2013
Schlagworte:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Arousal
Character
Communication
Defense Mechanisms
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Female
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Judgment
Male
Middle Aged
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Problem Solving
Psychological Theory
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Quality of Life - psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Resilience, Psychological
Set (Psychology)
Stress, Psychological - complications
Stress, Psychological - psychology
ISSN:1939-1315, 1939-1315
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Zusammenfassung: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.
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ISSN:1939-1315
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/a0031201