Self-Defeating Personality and Problems With Dating, Assertion, and Relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13673285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Schill (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 128-128 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.68.1.128-130 |
| OpenAlex | W4250690135 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
68 women but not 51 men who scored higher on a measure of self-defeating personality had greater difficulty with dating and situations calling for assertion, reported having experienced more self-defeating relationships, and staying in them for a longer period of time. The results were seen as partial support for the measure of self-defeating personality since two common characteristics of this personality style are passivity or lack of assertiveness and a strong tendency to be drawn to relationships in which the person will suffer
Assertion · Assertiveness · Personality · Style (visual arts · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |