| Politeness and psychological distance: a construal level perspective. | |
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PMID: 20085400 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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According to politeness theory (P. Brown & S. Levinson, 1987), politeness serves to both reflect and regulate social distance. On the basis of this notion and on construal level theory (N. Liberman & Y. Trope, 2008; N. Liberman, Y. Trope, & E. Stephan, 2007), it was predicted that politeness would be related to abstract construal, temporal distance, and spatial distance. Eight studies supported this prediction. Politeness increased when the addressees were construed abstractly (Study 1), were temporally distant (Studies 2, 3), and were spatially distant (Study 4). It was also found that increasing politeness produced abstract construals (Study 5), greater temporal distance (Study 6), and greater spatial distance (Study 7, 8). These findings shed light on the way politeness operates in different cultures and is conveyed in different languages, and they support the idea that dimensions of psychological distance are interrelated. |
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Authors:
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Elena Stephan; Nira Liberman; Yaacov Trope |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of personality and social psychology Volume: 98 ISSN: 1939-1315 ISO Abbreviation: J Pers Soc Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-01-20 Completed Date: 2010-04-15 Revised Date: 2011-10-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0014171 Medline TA: J Pers Soc Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 268-80 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2009 APA, all rights reserved |
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Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, PO Box 39040,Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel. elena_stephan@hotmail.com |
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Adolescent Adult Affect* Attitude* Female Humans Interpersonal Relations* Male Psychological Theory Psychology Social Behavior* Social Distance* Young Adult |
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R01 MH059030-10/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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