Eran Magen
Biographic Data
| ID | 763368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eran Magen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eran |
| FAMILY NAME | Magen |
| SIGNATURE | MAGEN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Relationship closeness predicts unsolicited advice giving in supportive interactions
Advice is a common element of supportive interactions, but unsolicited advice can harm the advice recipient as well as the relationship between the advice recipient and the advice giver. Despite the potential negative implications of unsolicited advice, very little is known about what predicts unsolicited advice giving in personal relationships. The present studies provide an empirical test of the association between relational closeness and unso…
Women Support Providers Are More Susceptible Than Men to Emotional Contagion Following Brief Supportive Interactions
People in distress often turn to friends for emotional support. Ironically, although receiving emotional support contributes to emotional and physical health, providing emotional support may be distressing as a result of emotional contagion. Women have been found to be more susceptible than men to emotional contagion in certain contexts, but no studies examined the context of providing support to a troubled friend in a naturalistic setting. Our e…
Harnessing the need for immediate gratification: Cognitive reconstrual modulates the reward value of temptations
Many of us succumb to temptations, despite knowing that we will later regret doing so. How can such behavior be avoided? In three studies, the authors tested the hypothesis that reconstruing temptation as a test of a valued internal quality ("willpower") would decrease the tendency to succumb by reducing the appeal of the temptation. In Study 1, participants who construed a challenging handgrip task as a test of willpower resisted the temptation …
Relationship closeness predicts unsolicited advice giving in supportive interactions
Advice is a common element of supportive interactions, but unsolicited advice can harm the advice recipient as well as the relationship between the advice recipient and the advice giver. Despite the potential negative implications of unsolicited advice, very little is known about what predicts unsolicited advice giving in personal relationships. The present studies provide an empirical test of the association between relational closeness and unso…
Women Support Providers Are More Susceptible Than Men to Emotional Contagion Following Brief Supportive Interactions
People in distress often turn to friends for emotional support. Ironically, although receiving emotional support contributes to emotional and physical health, providing emotional support may be distressing as a result of emotional contagion. Women have been found to be more susceptible than men to emotional contagion in certain contexts, but no studies examined the context of providing support to a troubled friend in a naturalistic setting. Our e…
Harnessing the need for immediate gratification: Cognitive reconstrual modulates the reward value of temptations
Many of us succumb to temptations, despite knowing that we will later regret doing so. How can such behavior be avoided? In three studies, the authors tested the hypothesis that reconstruing temptation as a test of a valued internal quality ("willpower") would decrease the tendency to succumb by reducing the appeal of the temptation. In Study 1, participants who construed a challenging handgrip task as a test of willpower resisted the temptation …
Women Support Providers Are More Susceptible Than Men to Emotional Contagion Following Brief Supportive Interactions
People in distress often turn to friends for emotional support. Ironically, although receiving emotional support contributes to emotional and physical health, providing emotional support may be distressing as a result of emotional contagion. Women have been found to be more susceptible than men to emotional contagion in certain contexts, but no studies examined the context of providing support to a troubled friend in a naturalistic setting. Our e…
Relationship closeness predicts unsolicited advice giving in supportive interactions
Advice is a common element of supportive interactions, but unsolicited advice can harm the advice recipient as well as the relationship between the advice recipient and the advice giver. Despite the potential negative implications of unsolicited advice, very little is known about what predicts unsolicited advice giving in personal relationships. The present studies provide an empirical test of the association between relational closeness and unso…
Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Advice (programming (1 works) · Anxiety (1 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (1 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works)