An affirmed self and an open mind: Self-affirmation and sensitivity to argument strength.

By Joshua Correll, S. Spencer, M. Zanna. 2004

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Winning Arguments: Interaction Dynamics and Persuasion Strategies in Good-faith Online Discussions (2016, background): “In psychology, self-affirmation has been found to indicate open-mindedness and make beliefs more likely to yield [11, 12].”
Measuring defensive responses to threatening messages: a meta-analysis of measures (2007, methodology): “Measures of perceived persuasiveness or strength of evidence were also frequently used (Block & Williams, 2002; Cohen et al., 2000, study 2; Correll et al., 2004; Harris & Napper, 2005; Reed & Aspinwall, 1998).”
Experimental manipulations of self-affirmation: A systematic review (2006, background): “Compared with non-affirmed participants, selfaffirmed participants were more accepting of counter-attitudinal arguments (Cohen et al., 2000; Correll et al., 2004), demonstrated less prejudice (Fein & Spencer, 1997; Zarate & Garza, 2002, study 1), but viewed a non-stigmatized other more…”
The roles of information deficits and identity threat in the prevalence of misperceptions (2019, background): “…the data by whether respondents selected job creation and economic growth as the most important issue facing the country or not (47% did so) following Correll, Spencer, and Zanna (2004), who find self-affirmation effects were concentrated among those for whom the issue is most important.”
Self-Affirmation: Understanding the Effects (2013, background): “Second, affirmations lead to greater message scrutiny (Klein et al., 2011; see also Correll et al., 2004), as there is greater openness when affirmed, but only to strong and not to weak health messages.”
PERSUASION: INSIGHTS FROM THE SELF VALIDATION HYPOTHESIS (2009, result): “These findings on information processing are consistent with those found by Correll et al. (2004) in a study examining the link between being affirmed prior to a message and the subsequent processing of the message.”
The psychology of change: self-affirmation and social psychological intervention. (2014, background): “Without the self on trial, people are better able to evaluate evidence on its merits (Correll et al. 2004, Klein et al. 2011).”
Boosting Attachment Security to Promote Mental Health, Prosocial Values, and Inter-Group Tolerance (2007, background): “This is, we believe, why self-affirmation manipulations work in adulthood, especially for people who feel threatened or are low in self-esteem or plagued by attachment anxiety (eg, Correll, Spencer, & Zanna, 2004 ; Spencer, Fein, & Lomore, 2001 ).”