Self-Evaluation Maintenance and the Motivation to Interact

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ID2919745
AuthorsYoel Yinon (Bar-Ilan University), Aharon Bizman (Bar-Ilan University), Dana Yagil (0000-0002-1745-9593, Bar-Ilan University)
Year1989
Volume6
Issue4
Pages475-486
Publication date1989-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407589064006
OpenAlexW2135247336
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

Emotional vs. instrumental attraction to a better vs. a similarly performing other was examined in the present study. In line with the SEM model (Tesser, 1988) it was hypothesized that emotional attraction to a similarly performing other would be higher than attraction to a better performing other under high relevance, and vice versa under low relevance. Instrumental attraction to the better performing other would be higher than the attraction to a similarly performing other under both high and low relevance. In a factorial design, high school students were exposed to a better or similar other's performance on an intelligence test (high relevance) or a literature knowledge test (low relevance), after which both emotional and instrumental attraction were measured. It was found that, regardless of relevance, emotional attraction was higher to the similar than to the better performing other, and instrumental attraction was higher to the better than to the similarly performing other. The results are discussed in terms of the SEM model

Attraction · Cognitive psychology · Relevance (law · Test (biology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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