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The Grammar of Persuasion: A Meta-Analytic Review Disconfirming the Role of Nouns as Linguistic Cues of Subsequent Behavior Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Marta Witkowska, Joanna Dołżycka, Caterina Suitner, Magdalena Formanowicz
Recent discoveries suggest that nouns, as a word class, exhibit a greater capacity to model real-life behavior. In the studies by [Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108, 12653–12656 (2011)] participants prompted with a noun label rather than a semantically corresponding verb ( be a voter vs. vote) were more likely to vote. However, many attempts to replicate the original results have shown unsuccessful [Proc
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Reminding May Not Be Enough: Overcoming the Male Dominance of the Generic Masculine Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Patrick Rothermund, Fritz Strack
In gender-marked languages, masculine and feminine grammatical forms are distinct, with the masculine form also used for gender-mixed groups (generic masculine). Previous research indicates that the generic masculine elicits male-biased representations. Psychologically, this may be due to a misunderstanding of the communicative intention, an automatic activation of male associations, or both. In two
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How Positive and Negative Intergroup Contact May Shape the Communication of Discrimination Toward Migrants Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Francesca Prati, Giulia Rosa Policardo, Miles Hewstone, Monica Rubini
This study investigates the impact of intergroup contact of White British adults ( N = 192) on the language used when describing their recent interactions with Asian British people. Specifically, we assessed the role of different forms of intergroup contact (i.e., cross-group friendship, positive and negative, and direct and extended contact) on the abstraction of negative terms used by White British
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What's a Little Sarcasm Between Friends: Exploring the Sarcastic Tone of Voice Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Gina M. Caucci, Roger J. Kreuz, Eugene H. Buder
Tone of voice has been characterized as a cue to sarcasm. However, researchers have found conflicting evidence regarding the acoustic properties of the sarcastic tone of voice and what social factors may affect their prevalence. The current project was designed to assess whether there is a sarcastic tone of voice employed in naturalistic conversation and if it varies as a function of shared common
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The Use and Perception of Reclaimed Group Labels for Lesbian Women and Gay Men Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Amanda Klysing, Maike Braun, Giulia Buscicchio, Catho Jacobs, Magdalena Formanowicz, Fabio Fasoli
This research tests whether self-labelling with a derogatory or reclaimed label is perceived as an act of reclamation. A pilot study ( N = 102) identified English terms used to label lesbian women and gay men. The main study ( N = 276) used a between-groups vignette design in which participants read about a woman/man self-labelling with a descriptive (lesbian/gay), reclaimed (queer), or derogatory
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Why Using Feminine Job Titles in German Is Profitable for Women: Ascribed Linguistic Competence Enhance Prospects of Being Hired Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Magdalena Formanowicz, Lea Hodel, Sabine Sczesny
In German, symmetrical treatment of women and men through gender-fair language is well established and the use of feminine forms is evaluated positively. In the present study ( N = 331), we examined the mechanisms behind this positive evaluation. Female job applicants were evaluated as more linguistically competent and as more competent in general, which translated into more favorable hiring decisions
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Homophobic Hate Speech Affects Well-Being of Highly Identified LGBT People Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Kamila Zochniak, Oliwia Lewicka, Zuzanna Wybrańska, Michał Bilewicz
Two experimental studies, performed in Italy and Poland, showed that exposure to homophobic hate speech reduces well-being among LGBT+ people, particularly among those who highly identify with the ...
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How Intense Language Hurts a Politician's Trustworthiness: Voter Norms of a Political Debate via Language Expectancy Theory Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 David E. Clementson, Wenqing Zhao, Sohyun Park
Incivility in U.S. political debates hurts democracy. But uncivil language is more entertaining, exciting, and arousing than civil language. Given the contradictory relationship between people's ge...
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When is Self-Labeling Seen as Reclaiming? The Role of User and Observer's Sexual Orientation in Processing Homophobic and Category Labels’ use Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Samuel Sturaro, Caterina Suitner, Fabio Fasoli
Reclaiming involves self-labeling with derogatory labels. This behavior can be processed differently depending on contextual factors: Type of label, user, and observer. Sexual minority and heterose...
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How is Linguistic Accommodation Perceived in Instant Messaging? A Survey on Teenagers’ Evaluations and Perceptions Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Lisa Hilte
This study examines Flemish teenagers’ perceptions and evaluations of linguistic accommodation in instant messaging: people adapting their language use to (that of) their interlocutor. We conducted...
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Words for Sale: Linguistic Complexity Associates with Higher Housing Prices in Online Realty Advertisements Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2023-02-03 David M. Markowitz
Prior work suggests when instrumental goals are salient, linguistic complexity associates with positive behavioral outcomes compared to linguistic simplicity. The current work tested this idea usin...
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“Your English is Good for an Immigrant”: Examining Mixed Effects of Mindset Messages on Perceived Linguistic Potential of and Blame Attributions Towards ESL Migrants Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Nigel Mantou Lou, Kimberly A. Noels
Social exclusion can exacerbate newcomers’ language difficulties and undermine their social integration. We examined whether language mindsets induce mixed attitudes towards migrants with limited p...
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Bonding Through Language Imitation: Influence of Social Ostracism on Structural Priming Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Heng Li
This research investigated whether being excluded can increase language imitation and thus lead to a stronger structural priming effect. In Study 1, student participants recalling an experience of ...
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The Digital Chameleon: Factors Affecting Perceptions of Convergence in Computer-Mediated Communication Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-12-25 Brooke Nixon, Nicole R. Guajardo
Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) is a framework used to analyze and predict linguistic and behavioral adjustments within interpersonal communication. As computer-mediated communication (CMC...
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The Effect of Anticipatory Apology and Appreciation in Online Support-Seeking Messages on Support Provision in the U.S. and Korea Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-12-23 JooYoung Jang, Bo Feng
This experiment examined how online support-seeking messages containing anticipatory apology and/or appreciation influence support provision in the U.S. and Korea. The mediating role of regard for ...
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Couples’ We-Ness and Separateness During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown: A Longitudinal Perspective Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Sarah Galdiolo, Anthony Mauroy, Lesley Liliane Verhofstadt
This 5-wave longitudinal study aimed to monitor the feeling of we-ness and separateness over one year of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining partners’ natural pronoun usage when reporting couple int...
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Are Gender-Neutral Pronouns Really Neutral? Testing a Male Bias in the Grammatical Genderless Languages Turkish and Finnish Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-12-19 Emma A Renström, Anna Lindqvist, Gulcin Akbas, Laura Hekanaho, Marie Gustafsson Sendén
Languages differ in how grammatically salient gender is. We explored if grammatically gender-neutral pronouns in Finnish and Turkish, two grammatically genderless languages, are gender neutral or m...
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The Language of Adolescents in Depicting Migrants Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Flavia Albarello, Elisabetta Crocetti, Francesca Golfieri, Monica Rubini
This study (N = 161 Italian adolescents attending 11th and 12th grade of secondary school) investigated how adolescents linguistically portray migrants. Over a year and a half, the study considered...
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A Cognitive Look at the “Invisibility” of Older Gay Men Within the Categories ‘Gay Man’ and ‘Elderly Man’ Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Rosandra Coladonato, Andrea Carnaghi, Mary Ann Ciosk, Mauro Bianchi, Valentina Piccoli
Two studies analyzed whether, at the cognitive level, ‘Elderly gay man’ is “invisible” both when processing the labels ‘Gay man’ and ‘Elderly man’. We suggest that ‘Gay man’ is conflated with ‘Youn...
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Younger Supervisors’ Perceptions of Intergenerational Communication in the Sri Lankan Workplace Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-10-30 Grace Ashna Jeevaratnam, Elizabeth Jones
Workplaces are increasingly seeing younger supervisors supervise older subordinates, reversing traditional norms. Using Communication Accommodation Theory, we investigated younger supervisors’ perc...
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Deceptive (De)humanization: How Lying About Perceived Outgroups is Revealed in Language Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 David M. Markowitz
This paper introduces the concept of deceptive (de)humanization, the internal belief that an outgroup is less-than-human while dishonestly acknowledging aspects of their humanity for impression man...
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Psycholinguistic Properties of Informational Support Seeking Posts in Online Health Communities and Predictors of Community Responsiveness Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Stephen A. Rains, Shelby N. Carter
Although informational support can be a valuable resource for coping with illness, our understanding of how it is solicited remains incomplete. We examine the language properties of more than 20,00...
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Mapping Linguistic Shifts During Psychological Coping With the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Xun Zhu
How does language change reveal the psychological trajectories of people coping with a COVID-19 infection? This study examined writings on social media over 12 weeks from people who self-reported h...
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Who Does Discriminate Against gay-Sounding Speakers? The Role of Prejudice on Voice-Based Hiring Decisions in Brazil Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-06-30 Ana Beatriz Gomes Fontenele, Luana Elayne Cunha de Souza, Fabio Fasoli
Vocal cues are used to categorize speakers’ sexual orientation. Hearing a gay-sounding speaker can elicit discrimination. This study investigated whether gay-sounding speakers were discriminated ag...
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Effects of Task Performance Expectancy Violations on Processing Fluency and Speaker Evaluations Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-06-29 Marko Dragojevic, Jessica Gasiorek
We examined how task performance expectancy violations influence speaker evaluations. Americans listened to a Japanese-accented speaker reading a story; completed a memory test on the story's conte...
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When Fluency Matters: The Interplay between Categorization Fluency and Gender Atypicality on Gaydar Judgments Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Matteo Masi, Fabio Fasoli
Perceiving a male speaker as gender atypical increases the chances of categorizing him as gay. The perception of how fluent the categorization process is can also play a role. Listeners categorized...
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Shaping Attributions of Crisis Responsibility in the Case of an Accusation: The Role of Active and Passive Voice in Crisis Response Strategies Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-06-16 Gijs Fannes, An-Sofie Claeys
This study examines how both the content (i.e., denial vs. apology) and the verb voice (i.e., active voice vs. passive voice) of a crisis response affect the public's perception of crisis responsib...
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Implications of Older Adults’ Attributions for Young Adults’ Attitudes to Aging: A Vignette Study Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Craig Fowler, Quinten Bernhold
The present study was grounded in the revised communicative ecology model of successful aging (CEMSA) and examined whether brief, passing remarks made by older adults about aging influence both you...
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A BERT's Eye View: A Big Data Framework for Assessing Language Convergence and Accommodation Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Zachary P Rosen
The current paper details a novel quantitative framework leveraging recent advances in AI and Natural Language Processing to quantitatively assess language convergence and accommodation. This new f...
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Willingness to Communicate and its High-Evidence Factors: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling Approach Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-04-14 Seonghan Jin, Hansol Lee
This study aimed to synthesize the structural relationships among willingness to communicate (WTC) and its high-evidence factors in second language (L2) learning contexts by adopting meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM). The MASEM approach is designed to construct a structural equation model (SEM) to explain correlations between variables by pooling correlation coefficients reported in
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How the Linguistic Styles of Donald Trump and Joe Biden Reflect Different Forms of Power Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Robert Körner, Jennifer R. Overbeck, Erik Körner, Astrid Schütz
Can theories of power be used to explain differences in the linguistic styles of Donald Trump and Joe Biden? We argue that the two candidates possess and use different forms of power—and that this is associated with typical language patterns. Based on their personal history, news reports, and empirical studies, we expect that Trump’s approach to power is characterized by coercive power forms and Biden’s
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Shelving Issues: Patrolling the Boundaries of Democratic Discussion in Public Meetings Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Lotte van Burgsteden, Hedwig te Molder
Democratic participation is widely viewed as a crucial underpinning of legitimate governance; however, little is known about how this participation is practically accomplished. This study contributes to a better understanding of what democratic citizenship encompasses in actual practices of public engagement. Using conversation analysis and discursive psychology, we analyze interactions between government
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Oh, SO Sarcastic: Diverse Strategies for Being Sarcastic Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-03-23 J. Trevor D’Arcey, Jean E. Fox Tree
Sarcasm has been defined in a plethora of different ways, but too often the definitions hinge on researchers’ own perceptions of what constitutes sarcasm or verbal irony, and not enough on the perceptions of people producing the sarcastic content. We asked people (N = 82) to transform internet forum posts to make them sarcastic without providing information about what sarcasm is. Participants then
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How Fair is Gender-Fair Language? Insights from Gender Ratio Estimations in French Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Hualin Xiao, Brent Strickland, Sharon Peperkamp
Heated societal debates in various countries concern the use of gender-fair language, meant to replace the generic use of grammatically masculine forms. Advocates and opponents of gender-fair language disagree on – among other things – the question of whether masculine forms leave women underrepresented in people's minds. We investigated the influence of linguistic form on the mental representations
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Gender Representations Elicited by the Gender Star Form Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Anita Körner, Bleen Abraham, Ralf Rummer, Fritz Strack
In many languages, masculine language forms are not only used to designate the male gender but also to operate in a generic fashion. This dual function has been found to lead to male biased representations when people encounter the generic masculine. In German, the now predominant substitute is the gender star form (e.g., Athlet*innen). In two experiments, we examined gender representations elicited
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The Expressive Balance Effect: Perception and Physiological Responses of Prosody and Gestures Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-02-25 Emma Rodero, Olatz Larrea, Isabel Rodríguez-de-Dios, Ignacio Lucas
The ability to deliver a speech effectively and persuade the audience is fundamental in the professional landscape. Nonverbal features, such as voice and gestures, are crucial to improving listeners’ perception and information processing in a public presentation. In nonverbal communication research, most studies have mainly examined the individual effects of these features and not their combined influence
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Processing Fluency and Inferred Motive: L1 English Users’ Evaluations of Non-Standard Accented Speech Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Gretchen Montgomery, Doris Acheme
Guided by communication accommodation theory and the fluency principle of language attitudes, this experimental study examined the serial mediation effects of processing fluency and inferred motives on language attitudes toward standard- and non-standard-accented speech. Using the matched guise technique, participants were randomly assigned to listen to an audio recording read in either a Standard
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Are U.S. Presidents Becoming Less Rhetorically Complex? Evaluating the Integrative Complexity of Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Historical Context Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Lucian G. Conway, III, Alivia Zubrod
Are U.S. political leaders becoming simpler in their rhetoric? To evaluate, we place the two most recent Presidents’ integrative complexity against a historical context for three different types of comparable materials. Results reveal that both Biden and Trump are simple when compared to the typical President. Further, segmented regression analyses reveal Biden's and Trump's low complexity is partially
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Quebec-based Parents’ Attitudes Towards Childhood Multilingualism: Evaluative Dimensions and Potential Predictors Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-02-15 Ruth Kircher, Erin Quirk, Melanie Brouillard, Alexa Ahooja, Susan Ballinger, Linda Polka, Krista Byers-Heinlein
This is the first large-scale, quantitative study of the evaluative dimensions and potential predictors of Quebec-based parents’ attitudes towards childhood multilingualism. Such attitudes are assumed to constitute a determinant of parental language choices, and thereby influence children's multilingual development. The newly-developed Attitudes towards Childhood Multilingualism Questionnaire was used
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Obituary: Donald M. Taylor (April 3, 1943 – October 24, 2021) Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-02-03 Roxane de la Sablonnière
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Recent New Book Alerts, 2020-2022 Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-02-03 Howie Giles
As you know, we do not now have a Book Review Section or Editor but, rather, this new segment (1 published in the September 2021 Issue) is aimed at keeping social psychologists of language updated on recent volumes appearing of research or general interest across language-related disciplines. I have not categorized the books into topics as there are so many options; they are alphabetically listed.
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“Immersed in World of Warcraft”: A Discursive Study of Identity Management Talk About Excessive Online Gaming Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2022-01-10 Vasiliki Kokkini, Eleftheria Tseliou, Georgios Abakoumkin, Nikos Bozatzis
Online excessive gaming has been associated with negative player identity constructions depicting an abnormal life-style. Up-to-date, there is limited insight into player identity management talk about excessive online gaming. To address this gap, drawing from discursive and rhetorical psychology, we investigated naturally occurring talk of 134 players of World of Warcraft (WoW) -a Massively Multiplayer
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The Truth Project Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-24 David M. Markowitz, Kate G. Blackburn, Keya Saxena, Jade Marion, Omar Olivarez, Rebecca Hernandez, Michael T. Woodworth, Jeffrey T. Hancock
The United States Constitution grants Americans the “right to a speedy and public trial,” with an assumption that the trial is impartial and fair. Recent data suggest a nontrivial number of cases fail to meet this standard. During interrogations, suspects can be presented with false evidence, long interrogations can undermine a suspect’s cognitive ability, and minimization tactics often mislead suspects
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The Effects of Expertise, Status Power, and Language Use on Perception of Task Partner Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-20 Jihyun Esther Paik, Lyn M. van Swol
An experiment manipulated the relative expertise and status power of dyad task partners, examining how expertise and status power affect language use and if linguistic cues that emerged during the interaction influence a partner's assessment of the speaker's competence. One hundred twenty-eight dyads worked together on a problem-solving task without knowing who had received better quality information
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Present-Future Self-Continuity and Intergenerational Communication as Predictors of Young Adults’ Evaluations of Older Adults and Attitudes Toward Aging Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-20 Jessica Gasiorek
This study examined how young adults’ perceived similarity to their future self at age 70 (present-future self-continuity) and experiences of environmental “chatter” about aging predicted their views of older adults, and their anxiety and efficacy related to aging. Experiencing nonaccommodation from older adults predicted greater anxiety, lower efficacy, and more negative views of older adults; greater
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Will You Go on a Date with Me? Predicting First Dates from Linguistic Traces in Online Dating Messages Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-17 Sabrina A. Huang, Jeffrey T. Hancock
From conveying intimacy (“I like you”) to irritation (“stop messaging me!”) and dissatisfaction (“I don’t think we’ll work out”), language use plays a fundamental yet often overlooked role in the initiation of relationships. In online dating, daters exchange messages to determine how interested they are in a partner and whether they would like to go on a first date with them. In two studies, we examined
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Argumentation and Incivility in Online Forums: The Case of Discussing Colorism Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-17 Susan L. Kline, Tiffany N. White, Ralph J. Martins
Conversation argument theory is used to analyze seven online discussions of colorism, a form of skin tone prejudice. Discussants’ comments (N = 587) expressed ad hominem acts (17%), reasoning activities (59%) and delimitors (e.g., addressed objections, 37%). Unlike general forums confrontation-initiated forums had more ad hominem acts. Posts with compared to posts without ad hominem acts had fewer
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Minority Language Learning and Use: Can Self-Determination Counter Social Determinism? Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-13 Rodrigue Landry, Réal Allard, Kenneth Deveau, Sylvain St-Onge
To what extent is minority language use in society imposed by social determinism, a force acting on individuals based on the language group's relative vitality in terms of demography, institutional support, and status? Can social determinism be countered by the force of self-determination sustained by group members’ personal autonomy, critical consciousness, and strong engaged integrated identity?
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Language and Social Psychology Approaches to Race, Racism, and Social Justice: Analyzing the Past and Revealing Ways Forward Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-08 Natasha Shrikant, Howard Giles, Daniel Angus
Issues of race, racism, and social justice are under-studied topics in this journal. This Prologue, and our Special Issue (S.I.) more broadly, highlights ways that language and social psychology (LSP) approaches can further our understanding of race, racism, and social justice, while suggesting more inclusive directions for their theoretical development. Acknowledging the inspiration from the Black
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Presidential Profanity in Duterte's Philippines: How Swearing Discursively Constructs a Populist Regime Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-12-06 Cristina Jayme Montiel, Joshua Uyheng, Nmanuel de Leon
Swearing in public discourse represents a contentious rhetorical feature of populist leaders’ transgressive politics. This paper argues that, beyond constituting merely “offensive” speech, swearing generatively accomplishes a host of discursive functions which contribute to the fortification of a populist regime. Taking populist President Duterte of the Philippines as a case in point, we utilize a
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Public Expressions of Empathy and Sympathy by U.S. Criminal Justice Officials After Controversial Police Killings of African-Americans Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-11-26 Edward R. Maguire, Howard Giles
Police use of force against minorities, particularly African-Americans, has become a prominent national issue in the United States. In a number of controversial instances, such as the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, African-Americans have died under questionable circumstances due to police use of force. These incidents have fueled the growth of the #BlackLivesMatter movement and have often resulted
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The Effects of Type of Pronouns and Hope Appeals in Supportive Messages About COVID-19 Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Xi Tian, Youllee Kim, Denise Haunani Solomon
This study examined the role of pronouns in supportive messages and hope appeals in facilitating people's coping with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Participants included 256 residents of New York State, and they evaluated hypothetical messages about COVID-19. Results showed that when people have a communal orientation to coping, you-language (vs. we-language) supportive messages led to more emotional
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Introduction: Language and Communication Related to COVID-19 Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-11-10 Regina Jucks, Friederike Hendriks
The occurrence of COVID-19 has a strong impact on individuals’ as well as public life. This Special Issue brings together research on language and communication addressing the challenges resulting from the Corona virus situation. Seven original papers followed by a discussion, address research on language and communication related to COVID-19 using different theoretical backgrounds, methodological
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“You Cannot Get into My Taxi!” Perceptions of a COVID-19-based Rejection Episode Reported in the Newspapers Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-11-03 Sabrina Vacchini, Fabio Fasoli, Chiara Volpato
COVID-19-related incidents of xenophobia have hit the headlines. We asked participants to read about a rejection episode targeting a foreigner and we manipulated whether the rejection was motivated by COVID-19 fears or by no specific reasons. In the COVID-19 condition, the perpetrator was perceived as moral but as experiencing shame and guilt, while the target was seen as experiencing social pain.
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“You are Irish—and as Irish as Me!”: Antiracism and National Identities in Ireland Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-11-03 Rahul Sambaraju
What is the role of national identities in doing antiracism? In social psychology, much research on racism has examined processes and practices of exclusion. Scant research however has examined practices of inclusion. In this paper, I examine practices of national majority group members doing antiracism in response to complaints by ethnic minority members about facing racism on Twitter about their
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Protest Structures: Responses From Nigerians in the United States to Police Brutality and #BlackLivesMatter Protests Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-10-30 Doris E. Acheme, Ioana A. Cionea
This study examined how Nigerian immigrants communicated about, and got involved in, #BlackLivesMatter protests and/or advocacy due to racialized violence against Blacks in the United States during the summer of 2020. Using a qualitative open-ended questionnaire, a purposive sample of Nigerians (N = 70) was assembled. Constant comparative analysis revealed that communication about and participation
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Left Out—Feelings of Social Exclusion Incite Individuals with High Conspiracy Mentality to Reject Complex Scientific Messages Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-10-27 Julia Schnepf, Alexandra Lux, Zixi Jin, Magdalena Formanowicz
We investigated linguistic factors that affect peoples’ trust in science and their commitment to follow evidence-based recommendations, crucial for limiting the spread of COVID-19. In an experiment (N = 617), we examined whether complex (vs. simple) scientific statements on mask-wearing can decrease trust in information and its sources, and hinder adherence to behavioral measures. In line with former
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Does Regional Variation in Pathogen Prevalence Predict the Moralization of Language in COVID-19 News? Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-10-19 Musa Malik, Frederic R. Hopp, Yibei Chen, René Weber
While there is substantial research on COVID-19’s general framing in the news, little is known about the antecedents and moderators of using moral language in communicating the disease to audiences. In this study, we rely on the Model of Intuitive Morality and Exemplars to explore how news media’s attention on COVID-19 and moralizing language in COVID-19 news vary with respect to ultimate (historical
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Does the Linguistic Expectancy Bias Extend to a Second Language? Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-10-19 Margarida V. Garrido, Magda Saraiva, Gün R. Semin
The linguistic expectancy bias (LEB) reflects the tendency to describe expectancy-consistent behavior more abstractly than expectancy-inconsistent. The current studies replicate the LEB in Portuguese and examine it in a second language (English). Earlier studies found differences in processing a first language (L1) and a second language (L2) shaping affective and cognitive processes. We did not expect
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“We” are in This Pandemic, but “You” can get Through This: The Effects of Pronouns on Likelihood to Stay-at-Home During COVID-19 Journal of Language and Social Psychology (IF 2.098) Pub Date : 2021-10-19 Ke C. Tu, Shirley S. Chen, Rhiannon M. Mesler
We examine how first-person plural and second-person singular pronouns used in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) communications impact people's likelihood to follow stay-at-home recommendations. A 2 (first-person plural [“we”] vs. second-person singular [“you”]) by continuous trait self-control between-subjects experiment (N = 223) was used to examine individuals’ adherence to stay-at-home recommendations