In the Eyes of Others

Monitoring for Relational Value Cues

Bibliographic Data

ID2270072
AuthorsJames M Tyler, James Tyler (0000-0001-6204-4912, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume34
Issue4
Pages521-549
Publication date2008-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Communication Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2958.2008.00331.x
OpenAlexW1974108058
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited51

It was hypothesized that monitoring the social environment for relational value (RV) cues both consumes and depletes self-regulatory resources. Consistent with predictions, the results suggest that regulatory resources are depleted when people monitor for relational cues (Experiments 1 and 2), that the capacity to monitor for complex (vs. simple) forms of relational cues is negatively impacted by prior depletion of the self's resources (Experiment 3), and that insofar as the self's resources are depleted by recent acts of self-regulation, people are less effective at monitoring for relational cues (Experiment 4). These findings suggest an integrative relationship between regulatory resources and people's capacity to accurately monitor the social environment for cues that communicate their RV

Cognitive psychology · Self-monitoring · Sensory cue · Social cue · Value (mathematics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology