Decision, Vol 10(2), Apr 2023, 141-144; doi:10.1037/dec0000202
Kämmer et al. (2023)’s systematic review of recent advice articles illuminates the increasingly subjective focus of advice research, highlighting advice researchers’ greater emphasis on questions that are not readily measurable or observable but reside in the minds of seekers and advisors. In this commentary on their insightful review, we consider three distinct benefits of this subjective focus: providing greater insight into when advice-related perceptions do not match reality, expanding the scope of our understanding of advice interactions, and deepening our knowledge of advice interaction mediators and moderators. We conclude with the ideas for how researchers can continue to adopt this subjective lens. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)