Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd ORCA
Online Research @ Cardiff 
WelshClear Cookie - decide language by browser settings

Social reward and threat processing

Crawford, Bonni 2015. Social reward and threat processing. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Item availability restricted.

[thumbnail of Thesis]
Preview
PDF (Thesis) - Accepted Post-Print Version
Download (8MB) | Preview
[thumbnail of Table A3.1 Study 1A] Microsoft Excel (XLSX) (Table A3.1 Study 1A) - Supplemental Material
Download (14kB)
[thumbnail of Table A3.2 Study 1B] Microsoft Excel (XLSX) (Table A3.2 Study 1B) - Supplemental Material
Download (72kB)
[thumbnail of Table 3.3 Study 1B] Microsoft Excel (XLSX) (Table 3.3 Study 1B) - Supplemental Material
Download (75kB)
[thumbnail of Table A3.4] Microsoft Excel (XLSX) (Table A3.4) - Supplemental Material
Download (48kB)
[thumbnail of Table 3.5] Microsoft Excel (XLSX) (Table 3.5) - Supplemental Material
Download (11kB)
[thumbnail of Table 3.6] Microsoft Excel (XLSX) (Table 3.6) - Supplemental Material
Download (16kB)
[thumbnail of Table A7.1] Microsoft Excel (XLSX) (Table A7.1) - Supplemental Material
Download (30kB)
[thumbnail of crawford.pdf] PDF - Supplemental Material
Restricted to Repository staff only

Download (243kB)

Abstract

The aim of this project was to investigate the relationships between individual differences in social expectancies and motivation, and how these relate to broader personality traits and to social integration outcomes such as individuals’ sense of belonging. A cognitive model of social motivation and reactivity to social feedback was proposed. In this model, generalised expectancies are considered to play a pivotal role in motivating human social behaviour. Two novel measures were developed: the levels of dispositional expectancies of social threat and reward scale (the LODESTARS) and a task-based measure of social motivation and reactivity to social reward and punishment (the social and monetary incentive delay (SMID) task). Rigorous validation studies were employed to ensure the validity and utility of these measures. The research reported in this thesis employed multiple methods: self-report, task-based measures, and structural and functional (blood oxygenation-level-dependent; BOLD) neuroimaging. The findings of all studies conducted supported the key proposal that dispositional biases in expectancies of social reward and punishment are critical for understanding individual differences in reactivity to social feedback and social outcomes such as loneliness. In the proposed model, expectancies exert their effects both by informing social approach and avoidance motivations and by directly influencing perceptions of and reactions to social cues. Convergent findings from the multiple modalities employed were consistent with both these proposed mechanisms.

Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Date Type: Completion
Status: Unpublished
Schools: Psychology
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords: Social neuroscience; Brain imaging; Emotion regulation; Expectancies; Reward; Threat; Punishment; Motivation
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 20 May 2016
Date of Acceptance: 17 May 2016
Last Modified: 19 Apr 2023 08:25
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/90984

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item Edit Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics