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Jamieson JP, Crum AJ, Goyer JP, et al. Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mindset interventions: an integrated model. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2018;31(3):245-261doi: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1442615.
Jamieson, J. P., Crum, A. J., Goyer, J. P., Marotta, M. E., & Akinola, M. (2018). Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mindset interventions: an integrated model. Anxiety, stress, and coping, 31(3), 245-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2018.1442615
Jamieson, Jeremy P, et al. "Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mindset interventions: an integrated model." Anxiety, stress, and coping vol. 31,3 (2018): 245-261. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2018.1442615
Jamieson JP, Crum AJ, Goyer JP, Marotta ME, Akinola M. Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mindset interventions: an integrated model. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2018 May;31(3):245-261. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1442615. Epub 2018 Feb 22. PMID: 29471669.
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Anxiety Stress Coping. 2018 May;31(3):245-261. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1442615. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mindset interventions: an integrated model.

Anxiety, stress, and coping

Jeremy P Jamieson, Alia J Crum, J Parker Goyer, Marisa E Marotta, Modupe Akinola

Affiliations

  1. a Department of Psychology , University of Rochester , Rochester , NY , USA.
  2. b Department of Psychology , Stanford University , Stanford , CA , USA.
  3. c Columbia Business School , New York , NY , USA.

PMID: 29471669 DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1442615

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The dominant perspective in society is that stress has negative consequences, and not surprisingly, the vast majority of interventions for coping with stress focus on reducing the frequency or severity of stressors. However, the effectiveness of stress attenuation is limited because it is often not possible to avoid stressors, and avoiding or minimizing stress can lead individuals to miss opportunities for performance and growth. Thus, during stressful situations, a more efficacious approach is to optimize stress responses (i.e., promote adaptive, approach-motivated responses). Objectives and Conclusions: In this review, we demonstrate how stress appraisals (e.g., [Jamieson, J. P., Nock, M. K., & Mendes, W. B. (2012). Mind over matter: reappraising arousal improves cardiovascular and cognitive responses to stress. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 141(3), 417-422. doi: 10.1037/a0025719 ]) and stress mindsets (e.g., [Crum, A. J., Salovey, P., & Achor, S. (2013). Rethinking stress: The role of mindsets in determining the stress response. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(4), 716-733. doi: 10.1037/a0031201 ]) can be used as regulatory tools to optimize stress responses, facilitate performance, and promote active coping. Respectively, these interventions invite individuals to (a) perceive stress responses as functional and adaptive, and (b) see the opportunity inherent in stress. We then propose a novel integration of reappraisal and mindset models to maximize the utility and effectiveness of stress optimization. Additionally, we discuss future directions with regard to how stress responses unfold over time and between people to impact outcomes in the domains of education, organizations, and clinical science.

Keywords: Stress reappraisal; challenge and threat; implicit theories; stress mindsets

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