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To belong or to self-enhance? Motivational bases for choosing interaction partners
| Title: | To belong or to self-enhance? Motivational bases for choosing interaction partners. |
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| Name(s): |
Rudich, Eric A., creator Vallacher, Robin R., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 1999 | |
| Publisher: | Sage | |
| Physical Description: | text/pdf[19p] | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 2796512 (digitool), FADT2796512 (IID), fau:2648 (fedora), 10.1177/0146167299259005 (doi) | |
| FAU Department/College: | Department of Psychology Charles E. Schmidt College of Science | |
| Note(s): |
The present research investigated motives for choosing interaction partners in people with varying levels of self-esteem. The authors predicted that high self-esteem individuals would choose to interact with someone who provided positive feedback about their personalities, regardless of his or her interest in forming a relationship, whereas those with low self-esteem would choose to interact with someone who expressed interest in forming a relationship, regardless of his or her assessment of their personalities. In four studies, participants were asked to choose between two interaction partners who provided feedback that included different combinations of acceptance and positivity. Results supported the authors’ prediction. Discussion addressed the hierarchical nature of social motivation and the seemingly paradoxical interaction preferences of low self-esteem individuals. The final definitve version of this paper has been published by Sage and is available online at http://psp.sagepub.com/content/25/11/1387.full.pdf+html It may be cited as Rudich, Eric A., and Robin R. Vallacher (1999) To belong or to Self-Enhance? Motivational Bases for Choosing Interaction Partners, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 25(11):1389-1406 doi: 10.1177/0146167299259005 |
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| Subject(s): |
Self-esteem. Motivation (Psychology). Social interaction. Social psychology. |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796512 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167299259005 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1999 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
