Kevin P Mcintyre
Biographic Data
| ID | 650478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin P Mcintyre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin P |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcintyre |
| SIGNATURE | MCINTYRE K P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8182-6389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Changing Me by Sacrificing for Thee: Motivated Sacrifice and Relationship-Induced Self-Concept Change
People in romantic relationships sacrifice when they forego their own goals and needs in order to prioritize those of their partner. In doing so, individuals may engage in approach-motivated sacrifices in which they sacrifice to pursue desirable relational end states, or they may engage in avoidance-motivated sacrifices in which they sacrifice to avoid negative outcomes. In this research, we sought to test the notion that motivated sacrifices hav…
Attachment theory and the relational self
Relationship-induced self-concept change and the malleability of attachment security
Romantic relationships have the potential to shape individuals' self-concepts for better or worse. Because these changes to the self have the potential to modify working models of self and other, they may also be associated with individuals' levels of attachment security. The current research sought to examine whether relationship-induced self-concept improvement and degradation is associated with attachment security. Across three correlational s…
I need to belong”: Examining a negative halo effect for expressions of the need to belong
We examine a problem faced by individuals with a high need to belong; expressing a desire for social relationships may make it more difficult to form them. In particular, we suggest expressions of heightened belongingness needs create a negative halo effect whereby people expressing those needs appear to be less attractive and more desperate to potential relationship partners. In two experiments, participants viewed hypothetical targets who endor…
Self-expansion within sexual minority relationships
According to the self-expansion model, people increase their positive self-concept content when they form and maintain romantic relationships, and self-expansion is an important predictor of relationship outcomes. Although thought to be universal, no prior research has examined self-expansion among sexual minority individuals. In the current study, sexual minority (N = 226) and heterosexual (N = 104) participants completed measures of self-expans…
Romantic Relationships and Mental Health: Investigating the Role of Self-Expansion on Depression Symptoms
Close relationships have the potential to fundamentally alter relationship partners' self-concepts and, consequently, can impact individuals' mental health. One type of relationship-induced self-concept change is self-expansion, which describes the cognitive reorganization of the self that can occur when individuals include aspects of their partner into the self, or when they share novel and challenging activities together. In the current researc…
Social autonomy ≠ social empowerment: The social self‐restriction model
This paper introduces the social self-restriction (SSR) model, which highlights a drawback associated with the increasingly accessible privilege of social autonomy. Social autonomy enables individuals to connect with preferred social partners and avoid undesirable others. The benefits of social autonomy are undeniable; however, the SSR model makes the novel assertion that people tend to exercise social autonomy in ways that ultimately constrain t…
Does children’s visual attention to specific objects affect their verb learning
To learn a verb, children must attend to objects and relations, often within a dynamic scene. Several studies show that comparing varied events linked to a verb helps children learn verbs, but there is also controversy in this area. This study asks whether children benefit from seeing variation across events as they learn a new verb, and uses an eye tracker to test whether children adjust their visual attention to specific objects to better under…
Implications of relationship-induced self-concept change across partners: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model approach
Investigations of relationship-induced self-concept change and relationship quality have generally been limited to intraindividual effects (i.e., actor effects). In the current study, we examined whether self-changes influence romantic partners' perceptions of relationship satisfaction and commitment (i.e., partner effects). Using the actor-partner interdependence model, we tested how four self-concept change processes-self-expansion, self-prunin…
Implicit theories of relationships and self-expansion: Implications for relationship functioning
Individuals hold implicit beliefs about the nature of romantic relationships. Growth beliefs are characterized by thoughts that romantic relationships can be cultivated over time, whereas destiny beliefs are characterized by thoughts that relationships are either meant to be or not. In the current research, we propose that individuals who hold strong growth beliefs (but not destiny beliefs) should be more likely to experience self-expansion, as t…
When "we" changes "me: The two-dimensional model of relational self-change and relationship outcomes
Individuals in close relationships may perceive changes to their self-concepts as a result of being with their partners. According to the two-dimensional model of relational self-change, these changes occur across two dimensions, namely direction, which reflects whether the self-concept has gained or lost content, and valence, which reflects whether the self-concept content is positive or negative. These two dimensions combine to create four dist…
“You make me a better/worse person”: A two‐dimensional model of relationship self‐change
For better or worse, relationships have the potential to affect individuals' self‐concepts; however, currently no integrative model exists to explain the variety of these self‐concept changes. We propose that self‐concept changes occur along two independent dimensions: direction (increase vs. decrease in content) and valence (positivity vs. negativity of content). These two dimensions combine to create four processes of relationship‐induced self‐…
Approach motivation and the expansion of self in close relationships
The self‐expansion model posits that individuals are fundamentally motivated to expand their sense of self. It is proposed that approach—but not avoidance—motivation underlies self‐expansion and that approach‐motivated individuals should be especially interested in self‐expanding with a person who provides many novel resources, identities, and perspectives. In Studies 1, 2a, and 2b, correlational evidence that self‐expansion is associated with bo…
Social Comparison as a Self-regulatory Measuring Stick
How do individuals assess the magnitude of their self-discrepancies? In this research, we suggest that social comparison operates as a self-regulatory measuring stick that helps individuals assess where they stand relative to self-standards (ideal, ought, and feared selves), and contributes to the experience of discrepancy-related emotions. Study 1 revealed that individuals high in social comparison orientation (SCO) report ideal and ought self-d…
Two paths of defense: Specific versus compensatory reactions to self-threat
Eisenstadt and Leippe (1994 Leippe, M. R., and Eisenstadt, D., 1994. Generalization of dissonance reduction: Decreasing prejudice through induced compliance, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 67 (1994), pp. 395–413.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) and Eisenstadt, Leippe, and Rivers (2002 Eisenstadt, D., Leippe, M. R., and Rivers, J. A., 2002. Asymmetry and defense in self-comparison: Differential reactions to feedback…
Geography as Destiny: Cities, Villages and Khmer Rouge Orientalism
The red, red blood splatters the cities and plains,' cried the national anthem of Democratic Kampuchea. 'The blood spills out into great indignation and a resolute urge to fight,' it 'liberates us from slavery.' The image in the anthem was not simply symbolic. Upon taking power in April 1975, the Khmer Rouge emptied the cities and towns of Cambodia, initiating a three-year regime of terror that leveled the country economically, culturally, and ph…
When "we" changes "me: The two-dimensional model of relational self-change and relationship outcomes
Individuals in close relationships may perceive changes to their self-concepts as a result of being with their partners. According to the two-dimensional model of relational self-change, these changes occur across two dimensions, namely direction, which reflects whether the self-concept has gained or lost content, and valence, which reflects whether the self-concept content is positive or negative. These two dimensions combine to create four dist…
Implicit theories of relationships and self-expansion: Implications for relationship functioning
Individuals hold implicit beliefs about the nature of romantic relationships. Growth beliefs are characterized by thoughts that romantic relationships can be cultivated over time, whereas destiny beliefs are characterized by thoughts that relationships are either meant to be or not. In the current research, we propose that individuals who hold strong growth beliefs (but not destiny beliefs) should be more likely to experience self-expansion, as t…
Romantic Relationships and Mental Health: Investigating the Role of Self-Expansion on Depression Symptoms
Close relationships have the potential to fundamentally alter relationship partners' self-concepts and, consequently, can impact individuals' mental health. One type of relationship-induced self-concept change is self-expansion, which describes the cognitive reorganization of the self that can occur when individuals include aspects of their partner into the self, or when they share novel and challenging activities together. In the current researc…
Implications of relationship-induced self-concept change across partners: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model approach
Investigations of relationship-induced self-concept change and relationship quality have generally been limited to intraindividual effects (i.e., actor effects). In the current study, we examined whether self-changes influence romantic partners' perceptions of relationship satisfaction and commitment (i.e., partner effects). Using the actor-partner interdependence model, we tested how four self-concept change processes-self-expansion, self-prunin…
Geography as Destiny: Cities, Villages and Khmer Rouge Orientalism
The red, red blood splatters the cities and plains,' cried the national anthem of Democratic Kampuchea. 'The blood spills out into great indignation and a resolute urge to fight,' it 'liberates us from slavery.' The image in the anthem was not simply symbolic. Upon taking power in April 1975, the Khmer Rouge emptied the cities and towns of Cambodia, initiating a three-year regime of terror that leveled the country economically, culturally, and ph…
Relationship-induced self-concept change and the malleability of attachment security
Romantic relationships have the potential to shape individuals' self-concepts for better or worse. Because these changes to the self have the potential to modify working models of self and other, they may also be associated with individuals' levels of attachment security. The current research sought to examine whether relationship-induced self-concept improvement and degradation is associated with attachment security. Across three correlational s…
Self-expansion within sexual minority relationships
According to the self-expansion model, people increase their positive self-concept content when they form and maintain romantic relationships, and self-expansion is an important predictor of relationship outcomes. Although thought to be universal, no prior research has examined self-expansion among sexual minority individuals. In the current study, sexual minority (N = 226) and heterosexual (N = 104) participants completed measures of self-expans…
Geography as Destiny: Cities, Villages and Khmer Rouge Orientalism
The red, red blood splatters the cities and plains,' cried the national anthem of Democratic Kampuchea. 'The blood spills out into great indignation and a resolute urge to fight,' it 'liberates us from slavery.' The image in the anthem was not simply symbolic. Upon taking power in April 1975, the Khmer Rouge emptied the cities and towns of Cambodia, initiating a three-year regime of terror that leveled the country economically, culturally, and ph…
Two paths of defense: Specific versus compensatory reactions to self-threat
Eisenstadt and Leippe (1994 Leippe, M. R., and Eisenstadt, D., 1994. Generalization of dissonance reduction: Decreasing prejudice through induced compliance, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 67 (1994), pp. 395–413.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) and Eisenstadt, Leippe, and Rivers (2002 Eisenstadt, D., Leippe, M. R., and Rivers, J. A., 2002. Asymmetry and defense in self-comparison: Differential reactions to feedback…
Social Comparison as a Self-regulatory Measuring Stick
How do individuals assess the magnitude of their self-discrepancies? In this research, we suggest that social comparison operates as a self-regulatory measuring stick that helps individuals assess where they stand relative to self-standards (ideal, ought, and feared selves), and contributes to the experience of discrepancy-related emotions. Study 1 revealed that individuals high in social comparison orientation (SCO) report ideal and ought self-d…
Approach motivation and the expansion of self in close relationships
The self‐expansion model posits that individuals are fundamentally motivated to expand their sense of self. It is proposed that approach—but not avoidance—motivation underlies self‐expansion and that approach‐motivated individuals should be especially interested in self‐expanding with a person who provides many novel resources, identities, and perspectives. In Studies 1, 2a, and 2b, correlational evidence that self‐expansion is associated with bo…
“You make me a better/worse person”: A two‐dimensional model of relationship self‐change
For better or worse, relationships have the potential to affect individuals' self‐concepts; however, currently no integrative model exists to explain the variety of these self‐concept changes. We propose that self‐concept changes occur along two independent dimensions: direction (increase vs. decrease in content) and valence (positivity vs. negativity of content). These two dimensions combine to create four processes of relationship‐induced self‐…
When "we" changes "me: The two-dimensional model of relational self-change and relationship outcomes
Individuals in close relationships may perceive changes to their self-concepts as a result of being with their partners. According to the two-dimensional model of relational self-change, these changes occur across two dimensions, namely direction, which reflects whether the self-concept has gained or lost content, and valence, which reflects whether the self-concept content is positive or negative. These two dimensions combine to create four dist…
Implicit theories of relationships and self-expansion: Implications for relationship functioning
Individuals hold implicit beliefs about the nature of romantic relationships. Growth beliefs are characterized by thoughts that romantic relationships can be cultivated over time, whereas destiny beliefs are characterized by thoughts that relationships are either meant to be or not. In the current research, we propose that individuals who hold strong growth beliefs (but not destiny beliefs) should be more likely to experience self-expansion, as t…
Does children’s visual attention to specific objects affect their verb learning
To learn a verb, children must attend to objects and relations, often within a dynamic scene. Several studies show that comparing varied events linked to a verb helps children learn verbs, but there is also controversy in this area. This study asks whether children benefit from seeing variation across events as they learn a new verb, and uses an eye tracker to test whether children adjust their visual attention to specific objects to better under…
Implications of relationship-induced self-concept change across partners: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model approach
Investigations of relationship-induced self-concept change and relationship quality have generally been limited to intraindividual effects (i.e., actor effects). In the current study, we examined whether self-changes influence romantic partners' perceptions of relationship satisfaction and commitment (i.e., partner effects). Using the actor-partner interdependence model, we tested how four self-concept change processes-self-expansion, self-prunin…
Social autonomy ≠ social empowerment: The social self‐restriction model
This paper introduces the social self-restriction (SSR) model, which highlights a drawback associated with the increasingly accessible privilege of social autonomy. Social autonomy enables individuals to connect with preferred social partners and avoid undesirable others. The benefits of social autonomy are undeniable; however, the SSR model makes the novel assertion that people tend to exercise social autonomy in ways that ultimately constrain t…
Romantic Relationships and Mental Health: Investigating the Role of Self-Expansion on Depression Symptoms
Close relationships have the potential to fundamentally alter relationship partners' self-concepts and, consequently, can impact individuals' mental health. One type of relationship-induced self-concept change is self-expansion, which describes the cognitive reorganization of the self that can occur when individuals include aspects of their partner into the self, or when they share novel and challenging activities together. In the current researc…
I need to belong”: Examining a negative halo effect for expressions of the need to belong
We examine a problem faced by individuals with a high need to belong; expressing a desire for social relationships may make it more difficult to form them. In particular, we suggest expressions of heightened belongingness needs create a negative halo effect whereby people expressing those needs appear to be less attractive and more desperate to potential relationship partners. In two experiments, participants viewed hypothetical targets who endor…
Self-expansion within sexual minority relationships
According to the self-expansion model, people increase their positive self-concept content when they form and maintain romantic relationships, and self-expansion is an important predictor of relationship outcomes. Although thought to be universal, no prior research has examined self-expansion among sexual minority individuals. In the current study, sexual minority (N = 226) and heterosexual (N = 104) participants completed measures of self-expans…
Attachment theory and the relational self
Relationship-induced self-concept change and the malleability of attachment security
Romantic relationships have the potential to shape individuals' self-concepts for better or worse. Because these changes to the self have the potential to modify working models of self and other, they may also be associated with individuals' levels of attachment security. The current research sought to examine whether relationship-induced self-concept improvement and degradation is associated with attachment security. Across three correlational s…
Changing Me by Sacrificing for Thee: Motivated Sacrifice and Relationship-Induced Self-Concept Change
People in romantic relationships sacrifice when they forego their own goals and needs in order to prioritize those of their partner. In doing so, individuals may engage in approach-motivated sacrifices in which they sacrifice to pursue desirable relational end states, or they may engage in avoidance-motivated sacrifices in which they sacrifice to avoid negative outcomes. In this research, we sought to test the notion that motivated sacrifices hav…
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