Effects of instructional-expectancy sets on relaxation training with prisoners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11042415 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John E Bassett (Shelby County Schools), Edward B Blanchard (Shelby County Schools), L Dean Estes (Shelby County Schools) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 166-170 |
| Publication date | 1977-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(197704)5:2<166::aid-jcop2290050211>3.0.co;2-o |
| PMID | 10297066 |
| OpenAlex | W2055940129 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The effects of expectancy for improvement in relaxation training were examined in a factorial experiment. Relaxation training via audio tape was compared with relaxation from a soothing music tape. These two conditions were crossed with three levels of expectancy (high, medium, and low) and the effects measured with three dependent measures of anxiety (A-State, A-Trait, A-Continuum) over three 45-minute training sessions. Results indicated significant anxiety reduction for only the relaxation groups. Although the expectancy manipulation was highly successful as indicated by a manipulation check, the participants' expectancy for improvement was not related to decrements on the anxiety measures.
Cognitive psychology · Environmental health · Expectancy theory · Geography · Life expectancy · Relaxation (psychology) · Training (meteorology) · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |