Seeing is believing: Impact of social modeling on placebo and nocebo responding

This study investigated the impact of the social modeling of side effects following placebo medication ingestion on the nocebo and placebo effect. It also investigated whether medication branding (brand or generic labeling) moderated social modeling effects. Eighty-two university students took part in the study which was purportedly investigating the impact of fast-acting beta-blocker medications (actually placebos) on preexamination anxiety. After taking the medication, participants were randomized to either witness a female confederate report experiencing side effects or no side effects after taking the same medication. Differences in symptom reporting, blood pressure, heart rate, and anxiety were assessed between the social modeling of side effects and no modeling groups. Seeing a female confederate report side effects reduced the placebo effect in systolic (p = .009) and diastolic blood pressure (p = .033). Seeing a female confederate report side effects also increased both total reported symptoms (mean [SE] 7.35 [.54] vs. 5.16 [0.53] p = .005) and symptoms attributed to the medication (5.27 [0.60] vs. 3.04 [0.59] p = .01), although the effect on symptoms was only seen in female participants. Females who saw the confederate report side effects reported approximately twice the number of symptoms as those in the no modeling group. Social modeling did not affect heart rate or anxiety. Medication branding did not influence placebo or nocebo outcomes. The social modeling of symptoms can substantially reduce or eliminate the placebo effect. Viewing a female confederate display symptoms after taking the same medication increases symptom reporting in females..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Health psychology - 34(2015), 8, Seite 880-885

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Faasse, Kate [VerfasserIn]
Grey, Andrew [Sonstige Person]
Jordan, Rachel [Sonstige Person]
Garland, Stacie [Sonstige Person]
Petrie, Keith J [Sonstige Person]

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BKL:

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Themen:

Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Adverse and side effects
Article
Baseline Questionnaire
Brief Cognitive Task
Comparative analysis
Drugs
Empirical Study
Female
Forecasts and trends
Human
Male
New Zealand
Nocebo
Nocebo effect
Placebo
Placebo effect
Quantitative Study
Side effects
Social modeling
Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory
Subjective Health Complaints Scale-Modified Version
Symptoms

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RVK Klassifikation

doi:

10.1037/hea0000199

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1956562834