Social stress, performance after-effects and extra-role behaviour

Figures & data

Table 1. Effects of social stress on outcome measures.

Outcome measure	Social stress	No stress
	Mean (standard error)	Mean (standard error)
Manipulation check
Perceived social stress (1–7)	3.67 (.24)	2.34 (.15)*
Performance after-effects
Attention: speed (no. of characters processed)	519.4 (14.3)	554.94 (12.7)^ns
Attention: accuracy (no. of correctly marked characters)	198.17 (8.40)	223.97 (6.48)*
Divergent creativity (no. of alternative uses)	8.77 (0.46)	7.69 (0.39)^ns
Extra-role behaviour
Spontaneous reaction (% of pens moved)	4.3 (2.8)	42.3 (7.9)*
Considered response (0–11)	4.2 (0.44)	3.6 (0.39)^ns
Subjective state
Positive affect (1–50)	31.10 (.84)	31.50 (.95)^ns
Negative affect (1–50)	17.50 (.98)	14.10 (.69)*
Performance-related self-esteem (1–7)	4.48 (.21)	5.52 (.15)*

*Significant effect at p < .05; ns: non-significant effect.

Table 2. Intercorrelations for study variables.

	Sex	Age	Perceived social stress	Attention: speed	Attention: accuracy	Divergent creativity	Spontaneous reaction	Considered response	Positive affect	Negative affect	Performance related self-esteem
Sex	–
Age	.36*	–
Perceived social stress	−.18	−.15	–
Attention: speed	.01	−.24*	−.29	–
Attention: accuracy	−.08	−.23	−.19	.81*	–
Divergent creativity	.06	.17	−.05	.12	.06	–
Spontaneous reaction	.13	−.07	−.34*	.18	.22	−.07	–
Considered response	.12	−.14	.08	.13	015	−.17	−.07	–
Positive affect	.18	.11	−.21	.22	.14	.14	.10	−.13	–
Negative affect	−.17	−.17	.69*	−.18	−.10	.02	−.32*	.12	−.08	–
Performance related self-esteem	.22	.23	−.72*	.19	.17	.12	.34	−.11	.28	−.57*	–

*Significant effect at p < .05; Sex was coded: 1 = female, 2 = male.