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| Title |
Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving under Stress
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0062593 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
J. David Creswell, Janine M. Dutcher, William M. P. Klein, Peter R. Harris, John M. Levine |
| Abstract |
High levels of acute and chronic stress are known to impair problem-solving and creativity on a broad range of tasks. Despite this evidence, we know little about protective factors for mitigating the deleterious effects of stress on problem-solving. Building on previous research showing that self-affirmation can buffer stress, we tested whether an experimental manipulation of self-affirmation improves problem-solving performance in chronically stressed participants. Eighty undergraduates indicated their perceived chronic stress over the previous month and were randomly assigned to either a self-affirmation or control condition. They then completed 30 difficult remote associate problem-solving items under time pressure in front of an evaluator. Results showed that self-affirmation improved problem-solving performance in underperforming chronically stressed individuals. This research suggests a novel means for boosting problem-solving under stress and may have important implications for understanding how self-affirmation boosts academic achievement in school settings. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 43 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 23% |
| Japan | 5 | 12% |
| Canada | 3 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 20 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 32 | 74% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 12% |
| Scientists | 4 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 258 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 247 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 14% |
| Researcher | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 52 | 20% |
| Unknown | 66 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 82 | 32% |
| Social Sciences | 26 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 13 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 44 | 17% |
| Unknown | 67 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 297. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 April 2024.
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#117,921
of 25,541,640 outputs
Outputs from PLOS ONE
#1,836
of 222,666 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#712
of 204,674 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#38
of 4,962 outputs
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