On the motivational nature of cognitive dissonance
Dissonance as psychological discomfort
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew J Elliot (0000-0002-1664-6426, University of Rochester), Patricia G Devine (0000-0001-5344-472X) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 382-394 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.67.3.382 |
| OpenAlex | W2123716662 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 278 |
| References cited | 50 |
Most empirical research investigating the motivational properties of cognitive dissonance has focused on the arousal component of dissonance rather than on the psychological component explicitly delineated by L. Festinger (1957) . In 2 induced-compliance experiments, a self-report measure of affect was used to demostrate that dissonance is experienced as psychological discomfort and that this psychological discomfort is alleviated on implementation of a dissonance-reduction strategy, attitude change. Experiment 1 yielded supporting evidence for both of these propositions. Experiment 2 replicated the 1st experiment and ruled out a self-perception-based alternative explanation for the dissonance-reduction findings in Experiment 1. Results from the 2 experiments strongly support Festinger's conceptualization of cognitive dissonance as a fundamentally motivational state
Affect (linguistics) · Attitude change · Cognition · Cognitive dissonance · Conceptualization · Perception · Self-justification · Self-perception theory · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 278 |
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| Citations per year | 8,97 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2026 (32) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 251 |