Williams Lisa A, DeSteno David
Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Psychol Sci. 2009 Mar;20(3):284-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02292.x. Epub 2009 Feb 3.
This experiment examined the ability of pride to serve as an adaptive emotion within the context of social interaction. After an in vivo induction of pride or a neutral state, participants engaged in a group problem-solving task. In contrast to a conventional view that pride is often associated with negative interpersonal outcomes, results confirmed that proud individuals not only took on a dominant role within the group problem-solving task, but also were perceived as the most likeable interaction partners. These findings suggest that pride, when representing an appropriate response to actual performance (as opposed to overgeneralized hubris), constitutes a functional social emotion with important implications for leadership and the building of social capital.
本实验考察了自豪在社会互动情境中作为一种适应性情绪的能力。在对自豪或中性状态进行了现场诱导之后，参与者参与了一项小组解决问题的任务。与传统观点认为自豪通常与负面人际结果相关不同，结果证实，自豪的个体不仅在小组解决问题任务中扮演主导角色，而且被视为最讨人喜欢的互动伙伴。这些发现表明，当自豪代表对实际表现的适当反应（而非过度泛化的傲慢）时，它构成了一种功能性社会情绪，对领导力和社会资本的建立具有重要意义。
