Dissonance arousal: Physiological evidence.

Croyle, Robert T.; Cooper, Joel

doi:10.1037//0022-3514.45.4.782

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“…Indeed, cognitive dissonance theory [ 83 ] has been said to be one of the most influential theories in social psychology [ 84 ]. According to this theory, the more our thoughts and behaviors are in competition, the more one of these needs to give or cognitive dissonance ensues and brings about negative consequences including physiological effects [ 85 ]. It may be that some mothers are experiencing cognitive dissonance if they feel that their husbands are contributing more to the CC responsibilities than their held belief.…”

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Doing it all: Effects of Family Responsibilities and Marital Relationship Quality on Mothers’ Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Graff,

Birmingham,

Wadsworth

et al. 2023

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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Background The shared provider responsibility between married couples does not translate to equally shared division of childcare (CC) and household labor. While some marriages contain highly positive aspects, marriages may also simultaneously contain both positive and negative aspects. The negativity in these relationships can negate the positivity and could potentially lead to the detriment of mothers’ health. Purpose We examined mothers’ ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) associated with their marital relationship quality and perceived equity with her spouse on CC and household tasks. Methods We investigate these associations using a mixed multilevel model analysis on a sample of 224 mothers in heterosexual marriages, all of whom had children under the age of 18 years currently living in the home. Results Mothers’ perception of equity in the division of CC responsibilities contributed to lower ABP. Additionally, mothers in supportive marital relationships (low negativity and high positivity) had lower ABP than those in ambivalent relationships (both high negativity and positivity). There was a crossover interaction such that the effect of relationship quality on ABP was moderated by the perception of equity in the division of CC. For mothers who report doing all the CC, they had lower ABP if they had a supportive marital relationship compared with mothers in ambivalent relationships. Whereas mothers who report more equity in CC and have a supportive relationship have higher ABP compared with mothers in ambivalent relationships. Conclusions This study has implications related to dynamics within marital relationships. These results demonstrate important relational influences on mothers’ ABP.

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Doing it all: Effects of Family Responsibilities and Marital Relationship Quality on Mothers’ Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Graff,

Birmingham,

Wadsworth

et al. 2023

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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The reinstatement of dissonance and psychological discomfort following failed affirmations

Galinsky

Stone

Cooper

2000

Eur. J. Soc. Psychol.

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The research in this article examined the consequences of a failed attempt to reduce dissonance through a self‐affirmation strategy. It was hypothesized that disconfirming participants' affirmations would reinstate psychological discomfort and dissonance motivation. In Experiment 1, high‐dissonance participants who affirmed on a self‐relevant value scale and received disconforming feedback about their affirmations expressed greater psychological discomfort (Elliot & Devine, 1994) than either affirmation‐only participants or low‐dissonance/affirmation disconformed participants. In Experiment 2, disconfirmation of an affirmation resulted in increased attitude change. The results of both experiments suggested that a failed attempt to reduce dissonance reinstates psychological discomfort and dissonance motivation. We discuss how the reduction of psychological discomfort may play a role in the success of affirmations in reducing dissonance‐produced attitude change. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Attitudes and Persuasion

Vargas

2010

Handbook of Social Psychology

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Dissonance arousal: Physiological evidence.

Cited by 145 publications

References 27 publications

Doing it all: Effects of Family Responsibilities and Marital Relationship Quality on Mothers’ Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Doing it all: Effects of Family Responsibilities and Marital Relationship Quality on Mothers’ Ambulatory Blood Pressure

The reinstatement of dissonance and psychological discomfort following failed affirmations

Attitudes and Persuasion

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