TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond brands
T2 - Happy adolescents see the good in people
AU - Chaplin, Lan Nguyen
AU - Bastos, Wilson
AU - Lowrey, Tina M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the children and staff at the recreational centers of New Jersey, Philadelphia, Arizona, and Urbana-Champaign for their participation. This research was funded by research support from Villanova University, Villanova School of Business, the University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, the Department of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - How does happiness affect adolescents' stereotypes of other people? Using a collage methodology with 60 adolescents aged 12-18, we find that happier adolescents hold more positive stereotypes of others compared to those who are less happy. We also find that happier adolescents are less likely to form impressions of people based on surface level cues such as the products and brands that people own. Finally, our results show that happier adolescents have a more nuanced view of others, (e.g., some cool kids wear expensive brands, but some shop at thrift stores), compared to their less happy counterparts, who tend to oversimplify their view of others (e.g., all cool kids wear expensive brands, all doctors drive a BMW).
AB - How does happiness affect adolescents' stereotypes of other people? Using a collage methodology with 60 adolescents aged 12-18, we find that happier adolescents hold more positive stereotypes of others compared to those who are less happy. We also find that happier adolescents are less likely to form impressions of people based on surface level cues such as the products and brands that people own. Finally, our results show that happier adolescents have a more nuanced view of others, (e.g., some cool kids wear expensive brands, but some shop at thrift stores), compared to their less happy counterparts, who tend to oversimplify their view of others (e.g., all cool kids wear expensive brands, all doctors drive a BMW).
KW - Adolescents
KW - Happiness
KW - Impression formation
KW - Social roles
KW - Stereotypes
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U2 - 10.1080/17439760.2010.507471
DO - 10.1080/17439760.2010.507471
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77958601154
SN - 1743-9760
VL - 5
SP - 342
EP - 354
JO - Journal of Positive Psychology
JF - Journal of Positive Psychology
IS - 5
ER -