Stress-reducing properties of social stimuli

Previous research has suggested that stress induces motivation to be with other people. To examine experimentally the effect on stress of being with other people, hypotheses tested were: The presence of another person in a stressful situation reduces stress, the presence of a friend in a stressful s...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1965-09, Vol.2 (3), p.378-384
Main Author: Kissel, Stanley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Affiliation Motivation
Friendship
Human
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Mental Disorders
Motivation
Old Medline
Personality
Personality Disorders
Social Behavior
Stress
Stress, Physiological
Thematic Apperception Test
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Summary:Previous research has suggested that stress induces motivation to be with other people. To examine experimentally the effect on stress of being with other people, hypotheses tested were: The presence of another person in a stressful situation reduces stress, the presence of a friend in a stressful situation reduces stress more than the presence of a stranger, and stressful individuals with strong affiliation motivation show more stress reduction than those with weak affiliation motivation in the presence of another person. In a stressful situation, stress responses were lower in the presence of another person, if he was a friend. The presence of a friend reduced the stressfulness of the situation more than the presence of a stranger. Affiliation motivation was found to be not significantly related to social stimuli as stress reducers. (33 ref.)
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/h0022223