Seeking emotional support

The influence of affiliative need and partner warmth

Bibliographic Data

ID6201115
AuthorsCraig A Hill (0000-0002-8854-1324, Indiana University, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume60
Issue1
Pages112-121
Publication date1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.60.1.112
OpenAlexW2064706565
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited32

People with strong affiliative needs were predicted to express more interest in interaction relevant to emotional support when their partners were warm and empathetic, but to express a desire to avoid interaction when their partners were less warm and empathetic. In contrast, people with lower affiliative needs were predicted to express little preference for either interacting or avoiding interaction, regardless of partner attributes. Participants were 83 previously unacquainted undergraduates who believed they would engage in mutual disclosures about emotionally distressing personal issues. After being exposed to bogus information about the other person participating in the session, respondents were given the option of interacting with the person or not. Results of the study confirmed the predictions, providing further support for incentive-based theories of affiliative need

Developmental psychology · Emotional support · Helping behavior · Social support · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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