Identification and fear decrease.

1 June 1967

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Consulting Psychology

Vol. 31 (3) , 259-263
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0024651

Abstract

MEASURES OF IDENTIFICATION AND FEAR OF TUBERCULOSIS WERE OBTAINED FROM 54 STUDENT NURSES ON TUBERCULOSIS ASSIGNMENT. AN R OF .50 (P < .001) WAS FOUND BETWEEN IDENTIFICATION WITH STAFF MODELS (WHO WERE ASSUMED TO SHOW LITTLE FEAR) AND FEAR DECREASE, WITH PREEXPOSURE FEAR AND IDENTIFICATION WITH NURSING HELD CONSTANT. THIS SUPPORTS THE HYPOTHESIS THAT FEAR DECREASE IN A FEAR-PROVOKING SITUATION IS RELATED TO IDENTIFICATION WITH MODELS SHOWING LITTLE FEAR IN THE SITUATION. THE RESULTS WERE INTERPRETED AS INDICATING A RECIPROCALLY REINFORCING "SNOWBALL" EFFECT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEAR DECREASE AND IDENTIFICATION WITH STAFF MODELS. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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