“Why Didn’t You Just Ask?” Underestimating the Discomfort of Help-Seeking
| dc.contributor.author | Bohns, Vanessa K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Flynn, Francis J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-17T17:13:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-17T17:13:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-01-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Across four studies we demonstrate that people in a position to provide help tend to underestimate the role that embarrassment plays in decisions about whether or not to ask for help. As a result, potential helpers may overestimate the likelihood that people will ask for help (Studies 1 and 2). Further, helpers may be less inclined to allocate resources to underutilized support programs than help-seekers because they are less likely to attribute low levels of use to help-seekers’ concerns with embarrassment (Study 3). Finally, helpers may misjudge the most effective means of encouraging help-seeking behavior - emphasizing the practical benefits of asking for help, rather than attempting to assuage help-seekers’ feelings of discomfort (Study 4). | |
| dc.description.legacydownloads | Bohns13_Why_didnt_you_just_ask.pdf: 732 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020. | |
| dc.identifier.other | 8529053 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/74811 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2009.12.015 | |
| dc.rights | Required Publisher Statement: © Elsevier. Final version published as: Bohns, V. K., & Flynn, F. J. (2010). ‘‘Why didn’t you just ask?” Underestimating the discomfort of help-seeking. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46(2), 402-409. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2009.12.015 Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. | |
| dc.subject | help-seeking | |
| dc.subject | prosocial behavior | |
| dc.subject | egocentrism | |
| dc.subject | perspective-taking | |
| dc.subject | altruism | |
| dc.title | “Why Didn’t You Just Ask?” Underestimating the Discomfort of Help-Seeking | |
| dc.type | article | |
| local.authorAffiliation | Bohns, Vanessa K.: vkb2@cornell.edu Cornell University | |
| local.authorAffiliation | Flynn, Francis J.: Stanford University |
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