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Sense of home buffers threats to the self
Author(s) -
Yang Ziyan,
Sedikides Constantine,
Yue Xitong,
Cai Huajian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/ajsp.12403
Subject(s) - mortality salience , psychology , sense of control , social psychology , salience (neuroscience) , openness to experience , stereotype threat , psychology of self , stereotype (uml) , sense (electronics) , cognitive psychology , electrical engineering , engineering
We hypothesised that sense of home serves as a buffer against self‐threat. In three experiments, we induced sense of home (vs. control) and assessed its buffering function to threat. Sense of home augmented openness to stereotype threat information (Experiment 1), increased performance on a spatial rotation ability test after stereotype threat (Experiment 2), and reduced the desire for high‐status products following mortality salience (Experiment 3). This “proof of concept” research establishes the buffering potential of sense of home and raises theoretical and practical implications.