Social stigma and self-esteem: situational construction of self-worth
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A study was conducted to analyze the premise that self-esteem in the stigmatized is determined in the situation and correlates with collective representations, shared meaning and features of the situation. Attributions to prejudice and change in self-esteem were represented as a function of race of participant, feedback and visibility. Results indicated that self-esteem in the stigmatized may change from situation to situation depending on the relevance of the collective representations.
Publication Name: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-1031
Year: 1999
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Mood, self-esteem, and counterfactuals: externally attributed moods limit self-enhancement strategies
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Two studies were conducted to investigate the impact of self-esteem and external attributions for moods on the relationship between moods and counterfactuals. Positive and negative moods were manipulated in the first experiment using film clips while participants were directed to attribute their moods to something other than the film clips in the second experiment. Results showed that external mood attributions limit the influence of moods and self-esteem on counterfactual direction.
Publication Name: Social Cognition
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-016X
Year: 1998
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Categorization under uncertainty: resolving vagueness and ambiguity with eager versus vigilant strategies
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The influence of two different factors on the categorization that perceivers apply to uncertain social targets and behaviors are investigated. The studies uncovered important motivational effects by measuring and manipulating preferences for eager versus vigilant judgement strategies.
Publication Name: Social Cognition
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-016X
Year: 2004
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