Feedback

Robbie M. Sutton, PhD, is Reader in Psychology at the University of Kent, England. He has published widely on the social psychology of language and communication, justice, attributions, and gender. Matthew J. Hornsey, PhD, is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Queensland, Australia. He has over 70 publications focusing on intergroup relations, identity threat, criticism, dissent, collective forgiveness, and the tension between individual and group will. Karen M. Douglas, PhD, is Reader in Psychology at the University of Kent, England. She has published widely on the strategic use of language, computer-mediated communication, persuasion, and conspiracy theories.

Contents: Robbie M. Sutton/Matthew J. Hornsey/Karen M. Douglas: Feedback: An introduction Mark R. Leary/Meredith L. Terry: Interpersonal aspects of receiving evaluative feedback Christine Chang/William B. Swann, Jr: The benefits of self-verifying Erica G. Hepper/Constantine Sedikides: Self-enhancing feedback Soeren Umlauft/Claudia Dalbert: Feedback: A justice motive perspective Karen M. Douglas/Yvonne Skipper: Subtle linguistic variation in feedback Paul K. Piff/Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton: Mixed signals: Culture and construal in the provision of feedback across group boundaries Kent D. Harber/Kathleen A. Kennedy: Praising others to affirm ones self: Egalitarian self-image motives and the positive feedback bias to minorities Matthew J. Hornsey/Carla Jeffries/Sarah Esposo: More science than art: Understanding and reducing defensiveness in the face of criticism of groups and cultures William R. Cupach/Christine L. Carson: Criticism through the lens of interpersonal competence Anita L. Vangelisti/Alexa D. Hampel: Hurtful events as feedback Nickola C. Overall/Garth J. O. Fletcher/Rosabel Tan: Feedback processes in intimate relationships: The costs and benefits of partner regulation strategies Gary P. Latham/Bonnie Hayden Cheng/Krista Macpherson: Theoretical frameworks for and empirical evidence on providing feedback to employees James L. Farr/Nataliya Baytalskaya/Johanna E. Johnson: Not everyone is above average: Providing feedback in formal job performance evaluations Paul E. Levy/Darlene J. Thompson: Feedback in organizations: Individual differences and the social context Dennis Tourish/Naheed Tourish: Upward communication in organizations: How ingratiation and defensive reasoning impede thoughtful action Katleen De Stobbeleir/Susan Ashford: Feedback-seeking behavior in organizations: Research, theory and implications John Hattie: Feedback in schools Anita E. Kelly: Helping construct desirable identities: An extension of Kellys (2000) model of self-concept change Colleen M. Klatt/Terry A. Kinney: Using feedback to prepare people for health behavior change in medical and public health settings Matthew R. Sanders/Trevor G. Mazzucchelli/Alan Ralph: Promoting parenting competence through a self-regulation approach to feedback Robbie M. Sutton/Matthew J. Hornsey/Karen M. Douglas: Feedback: Conclusions.