Titel: | Effects of Provider Identity and Locus of Supportive Conversation on Coping With an Identity-Threatening Stressor; |
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Beteiligte: | , |
In: | Communication Research, 47, 2020, 4, S. 487-511 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 487-511 |
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ISSN: |
0093-6502
1552-3810 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0093650219855906 |
veröffentlicht in: | Communication Research |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Schlagwörter: | |
Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Guided by theory that posits outcomes of supportive interactions are shaped by source and message factors, this study examines two relevant features of interactions: the social identity of a support provider and locus of a supportive conversation. This study extends research on supportive communication by examining three possible identities of a provider (in-group, moderate out-group, out-group) alongside provider- or receiver-focused conversations. Participants ( N = 200) coping with an identity-threatening stressor related to their college major engaged in an interaction with a confederate who manipulated their identity and locus of the conversation. Immediately following the supportive conversation, participants reported higher cognitive reappraisal when interacting with in-group and moderate out-group providers compared with out-group providers. Analyses revealed a disordinal interaction on internalized stigma, suggesting that the effects of provider- and receiver-focused messages depend on a provider’s identity. Interaction effects also persisted 3 weeks later. </jats:p> |