Threat and opportunity: the impact of social inclusion and likeability on anonymous feedback, self-esteem, and belonging
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Article Title | Threat and opportunity: the impact of social inclusion and likeability on anonymous feedback, self-esteem, and belonging |
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ERA Journal ID | 6553 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Machin, Tanya M. (Author) and Jeffries, Carla H. (Author) |
Journal Title | Personality and Individual Differences |
Journal Citation | 115, pp. 1-6 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0191-8869 |
1873-3549 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.11.055 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886916311643 |
Abstract | The aim of the study was to extend previous research on feedback giving behaviour by investigating whether (a) recalling a previous experience of social inclusion or exclusion prior to providing performance feedback to a likeable or less likeable feedback recipient impacts on anonymous performance evaluations, and (b) people experience a change in self-esteem and belonging after providing anonymous feedback. Two hundred and forty-one participants took part in the online study. Participants were asked to either recall a previous experience of social inclusion, social exclusion, or what they had eaten in the past 48 hours (control). They were then asked to evaluate a book review attributed to either a likeable or relatively less likeable target. Hypotheses 1 and 2 were not supported such that performance feedback was not positively modified regardless of feedback recipient likeability. Hypothesis 3 was not supported such that self-esteem and belonging did not increase after providing performance feedback. However, subsequent analyses demonstrated that there is a complex interaction between the social inclusion manipulation and feedback recipient likeability on changes in self-esteem and belonging after providing feedback. The theoretical implications of the findings as well as the practical implications will be discussed. |
Keywords | need to belong, likeability, social exclusion, anonymous feedback |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3v25/threat-and-opportunity-the-impact-of-social-inclusion-and-likeability-on-anonymous-feedback-self-esteem-and-belonging
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