In this experimental investigation, male college students (N = 56; M_age = 19.95 years) who did not yet know how to juggle were randomly assigned to a 30-min instructional juggling session with either a caring, task-involving climate or an ego-involving climate. An inflammatory response to psychosocial stress was assessed via salivary interleukin-6 prior to (t = 0) and following (t = +30, +45, +60 min) the session. Surveys were utilized to examine positive and negative affect prior to the session and affect, psychological needs, challenge and threat appraisals, and perceived ability to juggle following the session. This is the first investigation to show that ego-involving climates can trigger inflammation, along with maladaptive psychological responses. Participants in the caring, task-involving climate responded with greater psychological need satisfaction, resource evaluations, positive affect, and perceived juggling ability. This research suggests there may be important physiological consequences to ego-involving climates, in addition to concerning cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses.

在这项实验调查中，尚不知道如何杂耍的男大学生（ N = 56； M_年龄= 19.95 岁）被随机分配到一个 30 分钟的杂耍教学课程，氛围要么是充满关爱、涉及任务的氛围，要么是自我意识- 涉及气候。在治疗之前（ t = 0）和治疗之后（ t = +30、+45、+60 分钟）通过唾液白细胞介素 6 评估对心理社会压力的炎症反应。利用调查来检查会议之前的积极和消极情绪以及会议之后的影响、心理需求、挑战和威胁评估以及感知的应对能力。这是第一项研究表明，涉及自我的气候会引发炎症以及适应不良的心理反应。在充满关爱和任务的氛围中，参与者的心理需求满意度、资源评估、积极影响和感知的杂耍能力都得到了提高。这项研究表明，除了涉及认知、情感和行为反应之外，涉及自我的气候可能还会产生重要的生理后果。