Research article summary (published 29 Jun 2006):

Navigating the interdependence dilemma: Attachment goals and the use of communal norms with potential close others.

Full Abstract

Four studies investigated attachment in the context of new relationship development. Anxiously attached individuals overwhelmingly used communal norms and avoided using exchange norms when interacting with a potential close other; however, when a potential close other used communal norms, anxious individuals experienced increased interpersonal anxiety. Anxious individuals also used discrete communal behaviors to diagnose relationship potential. By contrast, secure individuals were more comfortable in potential communal situations. Moreover, implicit thoughts about closeness were associated with improved performance on a mental concentration task for secure individuals, whereas implicit closeness thoughts were associated with poorer performance for anxious individuals. Finally, avoidant individuals disliked the potential close other when the other used communal norms and downplayed relational motives for the other's communal behavior. Copyright 2006 APA, all rights reserved.

Author information

Author/s: Bartz, Jennifer A (JA); Lydon, John E (JE);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada. jennifer.bartz(-atsign-)mssm.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of personality and social psychology (J Pers Soc Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 91 (issue 1) : pp 77-96

Dates: Created 2006/07/12; Completed 2007/01/12;

PMID: 16834481, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article
(including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent Adult Anxiety - psychology Avoidance Learning Communication Conflict (Psychology) Dependency (Psychology) Female Goals Humans Internal-External Control

Internal-External Control Interpersonal Relations Male Object Attachment Personal Construct Theory Psychological Theory Self Concept Social Values Students - psychology Trust Uncertainty

Related articles

These are the highest related articles currently in the database:

• Supplication and appeasement in conflict and negotiation: The interpersonal effects of disappointment, worry, guilt, and regret. 29 Jun 2006
• Using Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) measures of self- and social perception to give interpersonal meaning to symptoms: anxiety as an exemplar. 30 Aug 2005
• Attentive processing of threat and adult attachment: a dot-probe study. 6 Jan 2007
• Attachment theory and group processes: the association between attachment style and group-related representations, goals, memories, and functioning. 30 May 2003
• Can we really do without self-esteem? Comment on Crocker and Park (2004). 29 Apr 2004
• Social comparison, self-stereotyping, and gender differences in self-construals. 30 Jan 2006
• Dream analysis in brief psychotherapy. 30 Mar 1975
• Motivational and emotional aspects of the self. 30 Dec 2006
• The TAR effect: when the ones who dislike become the ones who are disliked. 29 Jun 2008
• Attachment, self-concept, and academic motivation in high-school students. 29 Jun 1997

See 100+ related articles.

Related Article Map

Legend: - FREE Full text Article. - Abstract only. - Title only. More help.

See a large map of 100+ related articles.