Acceptance is in the eye of the beholder
Self-esteem and motivated perceptions of acceptance from the opposite sex
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6204580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica J Cameron (0000-0002-8676-0945, University of Manitoba), Danu Anthony Stinson (0000-0003-1492-7133, University of Victoria), Roslyn Gaetz (University of Manitoba), Stacey Balchen (University of Manitoba) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 513-529 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| 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/a0018558 |
| PMID | 20649372 |
| OpenAlex | W2013104083 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 33 |
Social risk elicits self-esteem differences in signature social motivations and behaviors during the relationship-initiation process. In particular, the present research tested the hypothesis that lower self-esteem individuals' (LSEs) motivation to avoid rejection leads them to self-protectively underestimate acceptance from potential romantic partners, whereas higher self-esteem individuals' (HSEs) motivation to promote new relationships leads them to overestimate acceptance. The results of 5 experiments supported these predictions. Social risk increased activation of avoidance goals for LSEs on a word-recall task but increased activation of approach goals for HSEs, as evidenced by their increased use of likeable behaviors. Consistent with these patterns of goal activation, even though actual acceptance cues were held constant across all participants, social risk decreased the amount of acceptance that LSEs perceived from their interaction partner but increased the amount of acceptance that HSEs perceived from their interaction partner. It is important to note that such self-esteem differences in avoidance goals, approach behaviors, and perceptions of acceptance were completely eliminated when social risk was removed
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Perception · Recall · Risk perception · Self-acceptance · Self-esteem · Social acceptance · Social comparison theory · Social perception · Task (project management) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |