The action model of relationship security

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

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12524782
AutoresEdward P Lemay (0000-0001-8089-3256, University of Maryland, College Park, autor correspondente), Heather J Muir (0000-0002-3106-1207, University of Maryland, College Park)
Ano2016
Volume23
Fascículo2
Páginas339-363
Data de publicação2016-04-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPersonal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1350-4126 • E-ISSN: 1475-6811
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/pere.12129
OpenAlexW2344561490
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências 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