Promoting connection: Perspective-taking improves relationship closeness and perceived regard in participants with low implicit self-esteem

Peterson, Julie Longua; Bellows, Alex; Peterson, Shelby

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2014.09.013

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“…We also found that familial mentors encouraged parents and youth to consider each other’s points of view. The suggestion to step outside of one’s own experience to consider the thoughts and feelings of others is of particular importance given prior work indicating that perspective-taking may improve adolescents’ feelings of closeness to other individuals (Peterson et al, 2015; Schroder-Abe & Shutz, 2011). Research also has shown that when parents engage in more perspective-taking, it may positively influence youths’ emotional openness and perceptions of parental warmth (Stern et al, 2015).…”

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Familial Mentor Support and Black Youths’ Connectedness to Parents Across Adolescence

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This mixed method study explored whether and how familial mentor support may have influenced the parent-adolescent relationship, and whether the impact of familial mentor support on the parent-adolescent relationship may have differed across adolescents’ developmental stage. Findings from analyses of survey data from 106 Black adolescents indicated that familial mentor support may be equally beneficial for youths’ connectedness to parents across developmental stage. Interview data from a subset of 12 adolescents, their primary caregivers, and familial mentors were analyzed to better understand how familial mentors supported the parent-adolescent bond and whether the nature of mentor support differed between early and middle adolescents. Qualitative findings indicated that mentors supported the parent-adolescent relationship by acting as sounding boards; coaching positive communication strategies; and promoting understanding between youth and their parents. Additionally, findings indicated that familial mentors may be attuned to developmental changes experienced by their adolescent relatives.

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Familial Mentor Support and Black Youths’ Connectedness to Parents Across Adolescence

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“…Previous research has shown how higher self-esteem is generally associated with higher mental and physical health (Taylor and Brown, 1988 ; Baumeister et al, 2003 ; Taylor et al, 2003 ). Various clinical techniques and standard self-esteem enhancement programs are extensively used to improve self-esteem (Bednar et al, 1989 ; Frey and Carlock, 1989 ; Burns, 1993 ; Mruk, 2006 ), amongst which are learning techniques of social approval and acceptance (Kernis, 2006 ), and perspective-taking (Peterson et al, 2015 ). For example, regarding intimate-partner relationships, it has been shown that low self-esteem participants report increased esteem and closeness toward their partner after going through a traditional perspective-taking technique, whereas participants with more favorable self-views are not affected by the perspective-taking instructions (Peterson et al, 2015 ).…”

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Virtually Being Einstein Results in an Improvement in Cognitive Task Performance and a Decrease in Age Bias

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The brain's body representation is amenable to rapid change, even though we tend to think of our bodies as relatively fixed and stable. For example, it has been shown that a life-sized body perceived in virtual reality as substituting the participant's real body, can be felt as if it were their own, and that the body type can induce perceptual, attitudinal and behavioral changes. Here we show that changes can also occur in cognitive processing and specifically, executive functioning. Fifteen male participants were embodied in a virtual body that signifies super-intelligence (Einstein) and 15 in a (Normal) virtual body of similar age to their own. The Einstein body participants performed better on a cognitive task than the Normal body, considering prior cognitive ability (IQ), with the improvement greatest for those with low self-esteem. Einstein embodiment also reduced implicit bias against older people. Hence virtual body ownership may additionally be used to enhance executive functioning.

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“…Sociologically speaking, the desire to seek connection in an increasingly individualised world [ 72 ], to develop a sense of belonging among a fragmentized and global community [ 73 ], to have access to unlimited information in a society that values and preferences knowledge [ 74 ] and to enjoy the instant gratification associated with convenience [ 75 ] are not, ostensibly, a collection of irrational motivations. Indeed, those most likely to be high in nomophobia embody some psychological traits—low self-esteem, emotional instability, low social tolerance—that have been shown to benefit from connection and belonging [ 76 , 77 ]. The increase in problematic use among higher levels of nomophobia may merely be an indicator of environmental shortcomings, where one’s offline world is deficient in the benefits a mobile phone usually facilitates.…”

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Nomophobia: Is the Fear of Being without a Smartphone Associated with Problematic Use?

Kaviani

Robards

Young

et al. 2020

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Mobile phones are changing behaviour, relationships, communication and the dynamics of physical environments. As such, reliance on the device for everyday activities has increased. Consequently, “nomophobia”, defined as the fear of being without one’s mobile phone, has emerged as a new phobia. The current study aimed to determine if nomophobia can increase the likelihood of problematic dependent, prohibited and dangerous mobile phone use. The sample comprised 2838 participants (males n = 1337 females n = 1501) recruited from various online platforms. The instrument used to measure nomophobia was the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), while problematic mobile phone use was measured using the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ-R). The findings revealed a strong positive correlation between nomophobia and all three problematic use factors. In addition to nomophobia, regression models revealed younger age and more time spent on a mobile phone per day significantly increased problematic dependency, prohibited use and dangerous use. Males were more likely to engage in prohibited and dangerous use, while no significant gender differences were found in dependent use. These findings support the need for further research into the relationship between nomophobia and specific aspects of problematic mobile phone use, such as using a mobile phone while driving.

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Promoting connection: Perspective-taking improves relationship closeness and perceived regard in participants with low implicit self-esteem

Cited by 14 publications

References 36 publications

Familial Mentor Support and Black Youths’ Connectedness to Parents Across Adolescence

Familial Mentor Support and Black Youths’ Connectedness to Parents Across Adolescence

Virtually Being Einstein Results in an Improvement in Cognitive Task Performance and a Decrease in Age Bias

Nomophobia: Is the Fear of Being without a Smartphone Associated with Problematic Use?

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