Effects of taboo conversation topics on impression formation and task performance evaluation
- 주제(키워드) conversation topics , taboo topics , task performance , physical attractiveness , task attractiveness , social attractiveness , communication satisfaction , impression formation , self-disclosure
- 주제(기타) Psychology, Social
- 설명문(일반) [Lee, Hye Eun] Ewha Womans Univ, Sch Commun & Media, 52 Ewhayeodae Gil, Seoul 03760, South Korea; [Westerman, Catherine Kingsley] North Dakota State Univ, Dept Commun, Fargo, ND USA; [Hashi, Emi] Arizona State Univ, Hugh Downs Sch Human Commun, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA; [Heuett, Kyle B.] Ball State Univ, Dept Commun, Muncie, IN 47306 USA; [Spates, Stephen A.] Missouri State Univ, Dept Commun, Springfield, MO USA; [Reno, Katie M.; Jenkins, Erica W.] Univ Tennessee, Sch Commun Studies, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA; [Reno, Katie M.] Watermark, Client Success, Knoxville, TN USA
- 관리정보기술 faculty
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 SOC PERSONALITY RES INC
- 발행년도 2020
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000172427
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.8322
초록/요약
We examined how taboo conversation topics, such as being arrested, religion, and one's body weight, affect impression formation and task performance. In an experiment with 109 women, each participant and a female research confederate, whom the participant believed to be another participant, had a conversation and were asked to complete a task. We manipulated the conversation topics and actual task performance of the confederate, and measured participants' communication satisfaction; perception of the confederate's social, physical, and task attractiveness; and task performance. The results show that when the confederate performed well and appropriate (vs. taboo) conversation topics were discussed, the participants formed a more positive impression of the confederate and evaluated her task performance more positively. Therefore, if social norms for appropriate conversation topics are not followed, individuals may be less satisfied with their interpersonal communication interaction with the person who has not observed the norms, and may evaluate the task performance of that other person more negatively.
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