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Am I Stigmatized? An Experimental Examination Of High-Status Experiences Of Stigma., Christopher F. Silver
Am I Stigmatized? An Experimental Examination Of High-Status Experiences Of Stigma., Christopher F. Silver
Doctoral Dissertations
Stigma is a highly researched aspect of social psychology primarily focusing on outgroup perceptions of stigma or the behaviors associated with high-status individuals toward low-status individuals. Two studies sought to explore high-status perceptions of perceived stigma, focusing on the common variables associated with stigma within low-status groups. This was to address a growing perception among high-status individuals that they experience stigma given their identity. As a focus, this study sampled White Males (Study One) and Christians (Study Two) from the United States. As part of experimental manipulation, we presented participants with three potential conditions. Condition one where participants read an …
Accentuate The (Low Arousal?) Positive: Effects Of Mindfulness On Positive Emotional Responding, Dean K Jordan
Accentuate The (Low Arousal?) Positive: Effects Of Mindfulness On Positive Emotional Responding, Dean K Jordan
Doctoral Dissertations
Historically, mindfulness literature has focused far more on negative than positive emotions, and results regarding mindfulness’ influence on positive emotions are somewhat mixed. It is still unclear under what conditions mindfulness facilitates, reduces, or does not affect positive affective responding. A key likelihood of mindfulness practice is a fostering of the low-arousal positive affective (LoPA) state of peacefulness, while mindfulness practitioners warn against over-engagement with high-arousal positive affect (HiPA). Thus, mindfulness may be more likely to elicit LoPA than HiPA. However, few mindfulness studies even include measures of both LoPA and HiPA, and no study assesses how a mindfulness induction …