Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a woman
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Resumo: | Previous research has suggested that it is good to have other people around us. Indeed, there seems to be a generally positive impact of the presence of others on individuals’ physical and psychological well-being. In the current work, we examine if these positive experiences may be promoted by the mere presence of nonsignificant others in our environment, during a brief period. Specifically, in two experiments, we compared how being in the presence of others (co-action) versus being alone impacts how participants feel at the moment (mood, Experiment 1) and how satisfied they feel about their lives (general well-being, Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, we also manipulated the nature of the task (i.e., demanding/ threatening vs. nondemanding). Both experiments revealed that participants feel more positive when in the presence of others. However, important gender differences occurred: mood enhancement for women (vs. men) only occurred when the task was nondemanding. In the case of life satisfaction, only women were sensitive to the presence of others. We discuss how these effects inform the social facilitation literature. |
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Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a womanSocial facilitationWell-beingmoodGender differencesPrevious research has suggested that it is good to have other people around us. Indeed, there seems to be a generally positive impact of the presence of others on individuals’ physical and psychological well-being. In the current work, we examine if these positive experiences may be promoted by the mere presence of nonsignificant others in our environment, during a brief period. Specifically, in two experiments, we compared how being in the presence of others (co-action) versus being alone impacts how participants feel at the moment (mood, Experiment 1) and how satisfied they feel about their lives (general well-being, Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, we also manipulated the nature of the task (i.e., demanding/ threatening vs. nondemanding). Both experiments revealed that participants feel more positive when in the presence of others. However, important gender differences occurred: mood enhancement for women (vs. men) only occurred when the task was nondemanding. In the case of life satisfaction, only women were sensitive to the presence of others. We discuss how these effects inform the social facilitation literature.ISPA - Instituto Universitário2022-05-03T15:50:13Z2021-01-01T00:00:00Z20212022-05-03T16:49:40Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/25228eng0870-823110.14417/ap.1829Garcia-Marques, T.Prada, M.Fonseca, R.Fernandes, A.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:56:18Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/25228Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:28:50.346229Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a woman |
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Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a woman |
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Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a woman Garcia-Marques, T. Social facilitation Well-being mood Gender differences |
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Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a woman |
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Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a woman |
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Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a man or a woman |
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Garcia-Marques, T. |
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Garcia-Marques, T. Prada, M. Fonseca, R. Fernandes, A. |
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Garcia-Marques, T. Prada, M. Fonseca, R. Fernandes, A. |
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Social facilitation Well-being mood Gender differences |
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Social facilitation Well-being mood Gender differences |
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Previous research has suggested that it is good to have other people around us. Indeed, there seems to be a generally positive impact of the presence of others on individuals’ physical and psychological well-being. In the current work, we examine if these positive experiences may be promoted by the mere presence of nonsignificant others in our environment, during a brief period. Specifically, in two experiments, we compared how being in the presence of others (co-action) versus being alone impacts how participants feel at the moment (mood, Experiment 1) and how satisfied they feel about their lives (general well-being, Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, we also manipulated the nature of the task (i.e., demanding/ threatening vs. nondemanding). Both experiments revealed that participants feel more positive when in the presence of others. However, important gender differences occurred: mood enhancement for women (vs. men) only occurred when the task was nondemanding. In the case of life satisfaction, only women were sensitive to the presence of others. We discuss how these effects inform the social facilitation literature. |
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