The action model of relationship security

How one's own behavior shapes confidence in partners' care, regard, and commitment

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12524782
AutoresEdward P Lemay (0000-0001-8089-3256, University of Maryland, College Park, autor de correspondencia), Heather J Muir (0000-0002-3106-1207, University of Maryland, College Park)
Año2016
Volumen23
Número2
Páginas339-363
Fecha de publicación2016-04-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPersonal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1350-4126 • E-ISSN: 1475-6811
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/pere.12129
OpenAlexW2344561490
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas53

The authors present and test the action model of relationship security , which predicts that people's behavior toward a relationship partner shapes their security regarding that partner's care, regard, and commitment. Specifically, actors who enact prosocial or antisocial behavior develop corresponding prosocial or antisocial metaperceptions (i.e., they believe they are viewed as prosocial or antisocial by their partner). In turn, these metaperceptions have a strong influence on actors' security in their partner's care, regard, and commitment due to lay theories positing that prosocial and antisocial behavior impacts others' sentiments. Four studies supported this model. Moreover, findings suggest that prosocial metaperceptions buffer the harmful effects of attachment anxiety on relationship security. This research suggests the relevance of own behavior for relationship security

Action (physics · Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Emotional security · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Relevance (law · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology