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An integrative approach to leadership and social support
Author(s) -
Suganuma Takashi,
Ura Mitsuhiro
Publication year - 2001
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/j.1467-839x.2001.00082.x
Subject(s) - psychology , legitimacy , social psychology , task (project management) , anxiety , stress (linguistics) , instrumental variable , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , law , economics , management , machine learning , psychiatry , politics , political science
This study examined the effects of instrumental and socio‐emotional behaviors of friends on stress reactions and task performance. A 2 (presence or absence of instrumental behavior) * 2 (presence or absence of socio‐emotional behavior) * 2 (high or low legitimacy of influence) factorial design was used. Ninety‐one college‐age females as subjects and their close same‐sex friends as confederates participated together in the experiment. Dependent variables were mean blood pressure (MBP) as a physiological stress reaction, state anxiety as a psychological stress reaction, and the level of performance in a simple arithmetic task. Instrumental behavior had a facilitating effect on task performance in the high legitimacy condition. Socio‐emotional behavior showed a buffering effect on physiological stress reaction when the friend did not engage in instrumental behavior in the low legitimacy condition. These findings suggest that legitimacy of influence may be able to explain the differences between leadership and social support processes.