How do people respond to others with high commitment or autonomy in their relationships

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ID2932319
AuthorsA P Buunk (0000-0002-2176-614X, University of Groningen, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume22
Issue5
Pages653-672
Publication date2005-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407505056440
OpenAlexW2130641803
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited36

Two studies exposed undergraduate students to a scenario in which a hypothetical other talked about his or her current relationship which was characterized by either a high degree of commitment or a high degree of autonomy. Study 1 demonstrated that the commitment scenario was perceived as characterized by more commitment, and the autonomy scenario was characterized by more autonomy. In Study 2, a laboratory experiment, it was shown that, when they were high in the individual difference characteristic social comparison orientation: (i) men saw the autonomy scenario as more desirable and responded with less negative affect, and (ii) women saw the commitment scenario as more desirable and responded with less negative affect. Among men, the commitment scenario evoked more negative affect than the autonomy scenario, particularly when it was viewed as undesirable. All effects were upheld when controlling for attachment styles

Affect (linguistics · Autonomy · Developmental psychology · Political science · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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