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The embodied self: making a fist enhances men’s power-related self-conceptions
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Abstract In line with recent theories of embodied cognition, the authors propose that the self-concept may be embodied in sensory-motor representations. To test this notion, two studies investigated the effects of bodily feedback from a gesture associated with power (making a fist) on the self-concept. As ex... mehr
In line with recent theories of embodied cognition, the authors propose that the self-concept may be embodied in sensory-motor representations. To test this notion, two studies investigated the effects of bodily feedback from a gesture associated with power (making a fist) on the self-concept. As expected, making a fist led male participants to perceive themselves as more assertive and esteemed (Study 1) and to display stronger associations between the self-concept and power (Study 2), while these effects were absent among female participants. The gender difference may reflect that men are more prone to use physical force to gain social influence. The results indicate that people’s conceptions of themselves are partly grounded in bodily experiences.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Gender
Klassifikation
Sozialpsychologie
Freie Schlagwörter
implicit and explicit self-concept; embodied social cognition; power
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2009
Seitenangabe
828–834 S.
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45 (2009) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2009.02.003
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)