And emblematic is one sergeant who came up to me the day after we had taught active constructive responding to good events and he said, last night on the phone my 11-year-old son and I were talking about what he did in little league that day.
Consistent with previous research (Gable et al., 2006), we then computed an overall observer-rated capitalization support score whereby higher scores reflected more active-constructive responding.
We found that actor social anxiety was positively related to observer ratings of passive-constructive responding, β = .21, t = 2.54, p = .01.01
Following a laboratory interaction, independent observers found that people with greater social anxiety engaged in more passive-constructive responding; women with greater social anxiety engaged in more passive-destructive responding whereas men with greater social anxiety engaged in less passive-destructive responding.
In predicting laboratory measures, the Social Anxiety × Gender interaction effect on observer ratings of passive-destructive responding and state self-report measured of capitalization support during the interaction remained significant; however, social anxiety was no longer significantly related to observer ratings of passive-constructive responding (p > .25).25
It's incredibly important for all the adults to help protect students from inappropriate responses, while also educating students about constructive ways to respond to appropriately expressed criticism.
If that is not the case, broad policy support may need to be sustained somewhat longer.Perhaps a more fundamental lesson is that policymakers should find constructive ways to respond to the natural pressure to cut back on stimulus.
When the time comes for the boss to offer criticism or dock a bonus, a worker who has been to many meetings is more likely to take the feedback in a constructive spirit and respond with improvement rather than resentment.
It is important to note that this subpopulation may be enriched in individuals who are predisposed to appreciate constructive criticism and respond to it effectively, or who are more invested in the proposed project.
