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Responding to partners' expression of anger: the role of communal motivation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21239596     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of communal motivation on reactions to relationship partners' expressed anger were examined. In Study 1, married couples reported on the communal strength of their marriage, their expressions of anger to their spouse, and relationship satisfaction. In Study 2, college students reported on the communal strength of their best friendships, those friends' expressions of anger, and their evaluations of and provision of support to those friends. In Study 3, communal motivation toward a stranger who expressed mild anger was manipulated and evaluation of that stranger was measured. In all three studies, low communal motivation was associated with more negative evaluations of angry partners, lower relationship satisfaction, and, in Study 2, lower support provision. In contrast, when communal motivation was high, these decreases either did not occur (Studies 1 and 3) or were diminished (Study 2), and in Study 2, partners' anger was associated with increased provision of social support.
Authors:
Seung Hee Yoo; Margaret S Clark; Edward P Lemay; Peter Salovey; Joan K Monin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Personality and social psychology bulletin     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1552-7433     ISO Abbreviation:  Pers Soc Psychol Bull     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7809042     Medline TA:  Pers Soc Psychol Bull     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  229-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA. syoo@sfsu.edu.
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