Fostering partner dependence as trust insurance
The implicit contingencies of the exchange script in close relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207039 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra L Murray (0000-0002-4506-9285), Susan Murray (0000-0003-4387-7673, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Maya Aloni (0000-0003-3525-1945, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), John G Holmes (University of Waterloo), Jaye L Derrick (0000-0002-9525-0170, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Danu Anthony Stinson (0000-0003-1492-7133, University of Waterloo), Sadie Leder (University at Buffalo, State University of New York) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 324-348 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| 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/a0012856 |
| PMID | 19159135 |
| PMCID | PMC2630589 |
| OpenAlex | W1975514462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 89 |
A model of the trust-insurance system is proposed to examine how people with low and high self-esteem cope with the interdependence dilemma posed by feeling inferior to a romantic partner. Feeling inferior automatically activates "if-then" contingencies that link inferiority to the exchange script (i.e., partner qualities are evenly traded) and exchange script anxieties to reparative efforts to secure a partner's dependence. A daily diary study of newlyweds and 5 experiments supported the model. Induced upward social comparisons to the partner activated exchange anxieties for low, but not high, self-esteem people. When implicitly primed, the exchange script heightened worries about being inferior and motivated behavioral efforts to increase the partner's dependence regardless of self-esteem. When consciously deliberated, the exchange script elicited dependence promotion only for low self-esteem people
Interpersonal interaction · Social exchange theory · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
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| Citations per year | 1,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |