“We” are not stressed: Social identity in groups buffers neuroendocrine stress reactions

Häusser, Jan A.; Kattenstroth, Maren; Dick, Rolf van; Mojzisch, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2012.02.020

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“…Het, Rohleder, Schoofs, Kirschbaum, and Wolf (2009) compared TSST to a placebo version of TSST, in which participants performed their tasks in an empty room, and also reported no cortisol increase in the placebo TSST. Similar results were also obtained in a study by Häusser, Kattenstroth, van Dick, and Mojzisch (2012).…”

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Psychological and Salivary Cortisol Responses to an Improvised Speech Without an Audience: Comparison to a Rest Condition

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Kikuchi

2013

PSYCHOLOGIA -An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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Although it has been reported that making a speech without an audience does not cause a significant cortisol response, there is no study that compares no-audience speech to a rest condition. We randomly assigned Japanese female participants (n = 81) to three conditions: (a) making an improvised speech in front of an audience (audience condition); (b) making such a speech without an audience (no-audience condition); (c) merely listening to such a speech (rest condition). The no-audience condition elicited stronger negative psychological responses to the speech than the rest condition, but these response changes were smaller than those of the audience group. Salivary cortisol levels in the audience condition increased, but that of the no-audience condition decreased to levels not significantly different from that of the rest condition. These results showed that making an improvised speech without an audience causes psychological stress to some extent, but the response of cortisol is similar to the rest condition.

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Psychological and Salivary Cortisol Responses to an Improvised Speech Without an Audience: Comparison to a Rest Condition

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Kikuchi

2013

PSYCHOLOGIA -An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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“…For instance, people who have been reminded of their social identities are more persistent and recover more quickly from physical stressors such as a cold-pressor task (Jones & Jetten, 2011). Similarly, people find public speaking less stressful if they have previously been reminded of a shared social identity with the audience (Häusser, Kattenstroth, van Dick, & Mojzisch, 2012), and are more resilient in the face of traumatic experiences when they can draw upon social identification (Bombay, Matheson & Anisman, 2014;Drury, 2003). It has been argued that a key reason for these findings is that salient social identities determine the degree to which a person perceives a stressor as threatening to the self (Levine, 1999;Levine & Reicher, 1996).…”

Section: A Social Identity Model Of Stressful Life Transitionsmentioning

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Stressful life transitions and wellbeing: A comparison of the stress buffering hypothesis and the social identity model of identity change

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Cruwys

2017

Psychiatry Research

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The relationship between stressful life transitions and wellbeing is well established, however, the protective role of social connectedness has received mixed support. We test two theoretical models, the Stress Buffering Hypothesis and the Social Identity Model of Identity Change, to determine which best explains the relationship between social connectedness, stress, and wellbeing. Study 1 (N=165) was an experiment in which participants considered the impact of moving cities versus receiving a serious health diagnosis. Study 2 (N=79) was a longitudinal study that examined the adjustment of international students to university over the course of their first semester. Both studies found limited evidence for the buffering role of social support as predicted by the Stress Buffering Hypothesis; instead people who experienced a loss of social identities as a result of a stressor had subsequent decline in wellbeing, consistent with the Social Identity Model of Identity Change. We conclude that stressful life events are best conceptualized as identity transitions. Such events are more likely to be perceived as stressful and compromise wellbeing when they entail identity loss. Keywords

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“…More generally, social identification has also been found to be a major determinant of a person's ability to stave off depression in response to adverse life events [117,118]. Speaking to the physiological underpinnings of such processes, Häusser and colleagues [119] have also observed that the presence of others with whom we identify helps to attenuate neuroendocrine stress reactions, because there is a sense that "we are going through this together" (p. 976).…”

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A Social Identity Approach to Sport Psychology: Principles, Practice, and Prospects

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Drawing on social identity theory and self-categorization theory, we outline an approach to sport psychology that understands groups not simply as features of sporting contexts but rather as elements that can be, and often are, incorporated into a person's sense of self and, through this, become powerful determinants of their sport-related behavior. The underpinnings of this social identity approach are outlined, and four key lessons for sport that are indicative of the analytical and practical power of the approach are presented. These suggest that social identity is the basis for sports group (1) behavior, (2) formation and development, (3) support and stress appraisal, and (4) leadership. Building on recent developments within sport science, we outline an agenda for future research by identifying a range of topics to which the social identity approach could fruitfully contribute. Key Points• We outline a social identity approach to sport psychology based upon social identity and self-categorization theories.• We argue that this approach has the potential to make a significant, unique, and powerful contribution to the analysis of an array of phenomena and behaviors that are at the heart of sport and sport psychology.• In particular, the approach offers a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which individual psychology both structures, and is structured by, the dynamics of group life; this involves seeing groups not simply as features of sporting contexts but rather as elements that can be, and often are, incorporated into a person's sense of self and, through this, become powerful determinants of their sport-related behavior.

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“We” are not stressed: Social identity in groups buffers neuroendocrine stress reactions

Cited by 101 publications

References 30 publications

Psychological and Salivary Cortisol Responses to an Improvised Speech Without an Audience: Comparison to a Rest Condition

Psychological and Salivary Cortisol Responses to an Improvised Speech Without an Audience: Comparison to a Rest Condition

Stressful life transitions and wellbeing: A comparison of the stress buffering hypothesis and the social identity model of identity change

A Social Identity Approach to Sport Psychology: Principles, Practice, and Prospects

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