Texting "boosts" felt security
Texting "boosts" felt security
Attachment security can be induced in laboratory settings (e.g., Rowe & Carnelley, 2003) and the beneficial effects of repeated security priming can last for a number of
days (e.g., Carnelley & Rowe, 2007). The priming process, however, can be costly in terms of time. We explored the effectiveness of security priming via text message.
Participants completed a visualisation task (a secure attachment experience or neutral experience) in the laboratory. On three consecutive days following the laboratory task, participants received (secure or neutral) text message visualisation tasks. Participants in
the secure condition reported significantly higher felt security than those in the neutral condition, immediately after the laboratory prime, after the last text message prime and one day after the last text prime. These findings suggest that security priming via text messages is an innovative methodological advancement that effectively induces felt security, representing a potential direction forward for security priming research.
Otway, Lorna J.
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Carnelley, Katherine B.
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Rowe, Angela C.
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February 2014
Otway, Lorna J.
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Carnelley, Katherine B.
02a55020-a0bc-480e-a0ff-c8fe56ee9c36
Rowe, Angela C.
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Abstract
Attachment security can be induced in laboratory settings (e.g., Rowe & Carnelley, 2003) and the beneficial effects of repeated security priming can last for a number of
days (e.g., Carnelley & Rowe, 2007). The priming process, however, can be costly in terms of time. We explored the effectiveness of security priming via text message.
Participants completed a visualisation task (a secure attachment experience or neutral experience) in the laboratory. On three consecutive days following the laboratory task, participants received (secure or neutral) text message visualisation tasks. Participants in
the secure condition reported significantly higher felt security than those in the neutral condition, immediately after the laboratory prime, after the last text message prime and one day after the last text prime. These findings suggest that security priming via text messages is an innovative methodological advancement that effectively induces felt security, representing a potential direction forward for security priming research.
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Accepted/In Press date: July 2013
Published date: February 2014
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Local EPrints ID: 355920
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/355920
ISSN: 1461-6734
PURE UUID: 34560a1e-a584-45b5-8abb-19cf36155178
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Lorna J. Otway
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Angela C. Rowe
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