Self-Focused Attention and Reactions to Conflicting Standards.

Gibbons, Frederick X.; Wright, Rex A.

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ERIC Number: EJ287789

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Publication Date: 1983

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Self-Focused Attention and Reactions to Conflicting Standards.

Gibbons, Frederick X.; Wright, Rex A.

Journal of Research in Personality, v17 n2 p263-73 Jun 1983

Exposed 39 students with liberal or conservative sexual attitudes to information suggesting a prevailing norm of sexual liberalism and asked them to respond to attitude measures while their attention was or was not self-directed by a mirror. Results indicated self-awareness enhanced conformity to social standards for conservative subjects. (JAC)

Descriptors: Behavior Standards, College Students, Conformity, Congruence (Psychology), Higher Education, Sexuality, Social Attitudes, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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