Intimates as agents of social support
Sources of consolation or despair
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203598 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William B Swann (0000-0002-8698-2994, The University of Texas at Austin), Steven C Predmore (The University of Texas at Austin) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1609-1617 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.49.6.1609 |
| PMID | 4087141 |
| OpenAlex | W2031638086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
| References cited | 23 |
We proposed that people's intimates may insulate them against self-discrepant feedback. Individuals who possessed low or high self-esteem (targets) reported to the laboratory accompanied by persons with whom they were involved in intimate relationships (intimates). Some intimates perceived targets in a manner that was congruent with targets' self-conceptions; others perceived targets in a manner that was incongruent with targets' self-conceptions. Targets received bogus feedback that was discrepant with their self-esteem and interacted with either their intimate or a stranger. Targets then completed a measure of self-esteem. As expected, targets changed their self-ratings in the direction of the discrepant feedback when they interacted with either an incongruent intimate or a stranger but not when they interacted with a congruent intimate. Moreover, congruent intimates were just as effective in insulating low self-esteem targets against positive feedback as they were in insulating high self-esteem individuals against negative feedback. Finally, the more targets discussed the feedback, the less self-rating change they experienced. Implications for social support processes and attempts to cope with traumatic events are discussed
Consolation · Developmental psychology · Feedback regulation · Negative feedback · Positive feedback · Self · Self-enhancement · Self-esteem · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Unique citing works | 53 |
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| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2016 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 44 |