Guided by theory that posits outcomes of supportive interactions are shaped by source and message factors, this study examines two relevant features of interactions: the social identity of a support provider and locus of a supportive conversation. This study extends research on supportive communication by examining three possible identities of a provider (in-group, moderate out-group, out-group) alongside provider- or receiver-focused conversations. Participants (N = 200) coping with an identity-threatening stressor related to their college major engaged in an interaction with a confederate who manipulated their identity and locus of the conversation. Immediately following the supportive conversation, participants reported higher cognitive reappraisal when interacting with in-group and moderate out-group providers compared with out-group providers. Analyses revealed a disordinal interaction on internalized stigma, suggesting that the effects of provider- and receiver-focused messages depend on a provider’s identity. Interaction effects also persisted 3 weeks later.

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提供者身份和支持性对话源对应对威胁身份的压力源的影响

在源于支持因素和信息因素的理论指导下，本研究考察了交互的两个相关特征：支持提供者的社会身份和支持对话的场所。这项研究通过检查提供者的三种可能身份（小组内，中度小组，小组外）以及针对提供者或接收者的对话，扩展了对支持性交流的研究。参与者（N = 200）应对与其大学专业相关的威胁身份的压力源，与与操纵其身份和谈话地点的同盟者进行互动。在支持性对话之后，与小组外和中度小组外提供者进行互动时，与小组外提供者进行互动后，参与者立即报告了更高的认知重新评估。分析显示内部污名上存在不协调的相互作用，这表明以提供者和接收者为中心的消息的效果取决于提供者的身份。交互作用也持续了3周。