Holding a silver lining theory : when negative attributes heighten performance
Holding a silver lining theory : when negative attributes heighten performance
Loading...
Date
2015
Authors
Editors
Journal ISSN
Electronic ISSN
ISBN
Bibliographical data
Publisher
Series
URI (citable link)
DOI (citable link)
International patent number
Link to the license
EU project number
Project
Open Access publication
Collections
Title in another language
Publication type
Journal article
Publication status
Published in
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology ; 57 (2015). - pp. 15-22. - ISSN 0022-1031. - eISSN 1096-0465
Abstract
Holding a lay theory that a negative personal attribute is associated with a positive attribute (i.e., a silver lining theory), may increase effortful performance in the domain of the positive attribute. In Study 1, individuals readily generated personal silver lining theories when prompted to consider a negative attribute, and the majority of individuals endorsed them for themselves. In Studies 2 and 3, we investigated how believing in a silver lining theory affected performance using the specific silver lining theory that impulsivity was associated with creativity. In both a college (Study 2) and an online sample (Study 3), individuals induced to believe that they were impulsive and then given the specific silver lining theory that impulsivity was related to creativity showed greater effort-based creativity than those for whom the silver lining theory was refuted. In Study 4, individuals made to believe that they were impulsive and given the silver lining theory performed more creatively than those who received no information about a silver lining theory, indicating that the silver lining theory increased performance relative to baseline. Silver lining lay theories may allow people to compensate for a negative attribute by promoting effortful behavior in the domain of a positive attribute believed to be linked to that negative attribute.
Summary in another language
Subject (DDC)
150 Psychology
Keywords
Self-concept, Lay theory, Self-regulation, Impulsivity, Creativity, Silver lining theory
Conference
Review
undefined / . - undefined, undefined. - (undefined; undefined)
Cite This
ISO 690
WESNOUSKY, Alexandra E., Gabriele OETTINGEN, Peter M. GOLLWITZER, 2015. Holding a silver lining theory : when negative attributes heighten performance. In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 57, pp. 15-22. ISSN 0022-1031. eISSN 1096-0465. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.11.001BibTex
@article{Wesnousky2015Holdi-30746, year={2015}, doi={10.1016/j.jesp.2014.11.001}, title={Holding a silver lining theory : when negative attributes heighten performance}, volume={57}, issn={0022-1031}, journal={Journal of Experimental Social Psychology}, pages={15--22}, author={Wesnousky, Alexandra E. and Oettingen, Gabriele and Gollwitzer, Peter M.} }
RDF
<rdf:RDF xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:bibo="http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/" xmlns:dspace="http://digital-repositories.org/ontologies/dspace/0.1.0#" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:void="http://rdfs.org/ns/void#" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" > <rdf:Description rdf:about="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/30746"> <dc:date rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2015-04-15T08:28:09Z</dc:date> <dspace:hasBitstream rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/123456789/30746/1/Wesnousky_0-282201.pdf"/> <void:sparqlEndpoint rdf:resource="http://localhost/fuseki/dspace/sparql"/> <dc:creator>Gollwitzer, Peter M.</dc:creator> <dspace:isPartOfCollection rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/43"/> <dc:creator>Oettingen, Gabriele</dc:creator> <dc:language>eng</dc:language> <dcterms:rights rdf:resource="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/"/> <dcterms:issued>2015</dcterms:issued> <dcterms:available rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2015-04-15T08:28:09Z</dcterms:available> <dc:creator>Wesnousky, Alexandra E.</dc:creator> <dc:contributor>Wesnousky, Alexandra E.</dc:contributor> <bibo:uri rdf:resource="http://kops.uni-konstanz.de/handle/123456789/30746"/> <dcterms:hasPart rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/123456789/30746/1/Wesnousky_0-282201.pdf"/> <dc:contributor>Gollwitzer, Peter M.</dc:contributor> <dcterms:abstract xml:lang="eng">Holding a lay theory that a negative personal attribute is associated with a positive attribute (i.e., a silver lining theory), may increase effortful performance in the domain of the positive attribute. In Study 1, individuals readily generated personal silver lining theories when prompted to consider a negative attribute, and the majority of individuals endorsed them for themselves. In Studies 2 and 3, we investigated how believing in a silver lining theory affected performance using the specific silver lining theory that impulsivity was associated with creativity. In both a college (Study 2) and an online sample (Study 3), individuals induced to believe that they were impulsive and then given the specific silver lining theory that impulsivity was related to creativity showed greater effort-based creativity than those for whom the silver lining theory was refuted. In Study 4, individuals made to believe that they were impulsive and given the silver lining theory performed more creatively than those who received no information about a silver lining theory, indicating that the silver lining theory increased performance relative to baseline. Silver lining lay theories may allow people to compensate for a negative attribute by promoting effortful behavior in the domain of a positive attribute believed to be linked to that negative attribute.</dcterms:abstract> <dcterms:isPartOf rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/43"/> <dc:rights>terms-of-use</dc:rights> <dcterms:title>Holding a silver lining theory : when negative attributes heighten performance</dcterms:title> <dc:contributor>Oettingen, Gabriele</dc:contributor> <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://localhost:8080/"/> </rdf:Description> </rdf:RDF>
Internal note
xmlui.Submission.submit.DescribeStep.inputForms.label.kops_note_fromSubmitter
Examination date of dissertation
Method of financing
Comment on publication
Alliance license
Corresponding Authors der Uni Konstanz vorhanden
International Co-Authors
Bibliography of Konstanz
Yes