Cardiovascular and Self-Regulatory Consequences of SES-Based Social Identity Threat.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull
; 45(5): 700-714, 2019 05.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30226412
ABSTRACT
This work examined the effects of socioeconomic status (SES)-based social identity threat on cardiovascular indexes of challenge and threat and self-regulatory strength. Participants ( N = 104) took an exam described as either diagnostic of intellectual ability (identity threat) or framed as a problem-solving task (control) while we recorded cardiovascular reactivity and assessed participants' physical self-control. Under identity threat, lower SES students exhibited impaired performance, reduced self-control, and cardiovascular threat reactivity. In contrast, higher SES students under threat exhibited the reverse pattern-a boost in performance, no change in self-regulation, and cardiovascular challenge reactivity. Furthermore, while measures of general arousal (heart rate and pre-ejection period) were unrelated to performance, cardiovascular patterns of challenge and threat were significantly associated with performance under identity threat. Results provide evidence that SES-based stigma influences physiological and self-regulatory processes.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Classe Social
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Identificação Social
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Estresse Psicológico
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Frequência Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pers Soc Psychol Bull
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos