The Relation between Implicit Theories and Affiliation Preference: An Indirect Effect of Social Comparison Motivation

본 연구의 목적은 암묵적 이론(불변론 vs. 가변론)과 협업 파트너 선호 간의 관계를 사회비교 동기를 통해 살펴보는 것이었다. 이를 위해 미국 대학교에 재학 중인 대학생 115명을 대상으로 실험 연구를 진행하였다. 글쓰기 능력의 변화 가능성 여부를 다르게 안내함으로써 참여자들을 불변론 조건과 가변론 조건으로 무선할당하였다. 참여자들은 글쓰기 과제를 함께 하고 싶은 파트너의 글쓰기 능력 수준(SAT 에세이 점수)에 응답하였고, 해당 파트너를 선호하게 된 동기를 묻는 문항에 답하였다. 연구 결과, 글쓰기 능력의 변화 가능성을 높게 지각한 참여자들은 변화 가능성을 낮게 지각한 참여자들에 비해 더 높은 수준의 자기발전 동기를 보였고, 이는 다시 글쓰기 능력이 뛰어난 파트너에 대한 선호로 이어졌다. 불변론 조건의 참여자들의 자기고양 동기가 가변론 조건의 참여자들에 비해 더 높게 나타났지만, 자기고양 동기와 선호하는 파트너의 글쓰기 능력 수준 간의 관계는 유의하지 않았다. 참여자들의 실제 글쓰기 능력(SAT 에세이 점수)을 통제한 후에도 같은 결과가 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구 결과를 바탕으로 암묵적 이론에 대한 연구의 중요성과 암묵적 이론과 협업 파트너 선호 간의 관계에 대해 논의하였다.

keywords: 암묵적 이론, 협업 파트너 선호, 자기발전 동기, 사회비교, implicit theory, affiliation preference, self-improvement motivation, social comparison

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the relation between implicit theories and affiliation preference vis social comparison motivations. We recruited 115 participants who attended a private university in the United States of America. We randomly assigned participants to the entity or incremental group by telling them different research results on the changeability of writing skills. Participants then indicated a preferred writing partner’s writing skills (SAT Essay score), and why they chose that partner. We found that participants in the incremental, relative to entity group, showed higher self-improvement motivation, which in turn was related to preference for partners with higher writing skills. Those assigned to the entity group showed a higher level of self-enhancement motivation, but this motivation was unrelated to affiliation preference. These results remained the same when participants’ own writing skills were controlled for. Based on these findings, the importance of research on implicit theories, and the relation between implicit theories and affiliation preference were discussed.

keywords: 암묵적 이론, 협업 파트너 선호, 자기발전 동기, 사회비교, implicit theory, affiliation preference, self-improvement motivation, social comparison

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The Relation between Implicit Theories and Affiliation Preference: An Indirect Effect of Social Comparison Motivation

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한국심리학회지: 사회 및 성격