<p>Interpersonal researchers have
primarily assessed interpersonal behaviors using self-ratings of one’s own
behaviors and third-person ratings of dyadic interactions. Only a limited number
of researches have studied how individuals perceive others’ interpersonal
behaviors in social situations. Using a sample of 470 undergraduate students,
we examined patterns of liking and being bothered by others’ interpersonal
behaviors as well as influences of these patterns on individuals’ psychological
functioning. Our findings showed that people tend to like interpersonal
behaviors that are the most similar to their own and get bothered by behaviors
that are the least similar to their own. Such pattern is more characteristic on
the warmth dimension than the dominance dimension and is consistent across
different levels of intimacy between the evaluator and the subject being
evaluated. We also found small but significant effects of interpersonal
preference on social support, interpersonal problems, negative affect, and
detachment, above and beyond effects of individuals’ own interpersonal traits. Findings
suggest that perception of others’ interpersonal behaviors relates specifically
to one’s own interpersonal traits, and these patterns of interpersonal
perception have unique associations with one’s own affective and interpersonal
experiences. Such findings highlight the importance of including perception of
other’s in investigating interpersonal dynamics.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/8021087 |
| Date | 10 June 2019 |
| Creators | Tianwei Du (6619103) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/An_Interpersonal_Approach_to_Social_Preference_Examining_Patterns_and_Influences_of_Liking_and_Being_Bothered_by_Interpersonal_Behaviors_of_Others/8021087 |
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