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Uncertainty Management and Social Issues: Uncertainty as an Important Determinant of Reactions to Socially Deviating People.
- Source :
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Journal of Applied Social Psychology . Aug2007, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p1726-1756. 31p. 3 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- In this paper, the social psychology of uncertainty management is used to explain reactions to socially deviating people. In Study 1, we examine how people react to a person communicating negative messages about their home country; in Study 2, how a representative sample of the Dutch society reacts to encounters with a homeless person; and in Study 3, what the behavioral and psychological reactions are of people in an anticipated interaction with a homeless individual. All 3 studies reveal that personal uncertainty—whether made salient in a subtle manner or measured by means of individual differences in the extent to which uncertainty is considered an emotionally threatening experience—is an important determinant of reactions to socially deviating persons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219029
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25882253
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00235.x