Perceptions of Risk in Intimacy

Pilkington, Constance J.; Richardson, Deborah

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“…On the surface, such an interpersonal style might appear unlikely to relate to social difficulties; however, it could signify a reluctance to take the interpersonal risks necessary for all but the most superficial relationships. Such a self-protective pattern of behavior has been associated in prior studies with limited self-disclosure and a tendency to distance oneself from others, which in turn have been shown to elicit negative reactions from peers (Meleshko & Alden, 1993;Pilkington & Richardson, 1988).…”

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Responses to Conflict and Cooperation in Adolescents with Anxiety and Mood Disorders

McClure

Parrish

Nelson

et al. 2007

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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This study examined patterns of behavioral and emotional responses to conflict and cooperation in adolescents with anxiety/mood disorders and healthy peers. We compared performance on and emotional responses to the Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) game, an economic exchange task involving conflict and cooperation, between adolescents with anxiety/depressive disorders (A/D) (N=21) and healthy comparisons (n=29). Participants were deceived to believe their co-player (a pre-programmed computer algorithm) was another study participant. A/D adolescents differed significantly from comparisons in patterns of play and emotional response to the game.Specifically, A/D participants responded more cooperatively to cooperative overtures from their co-players; A/D girls also reported more anger toward co-players than did comparison girls. Our findings indicate that A/D adolescents, particularly females, respond distinctively to stressful social interchanges. These findings offer a first step toward elucidating the mechanisms underlying social impairment in youth with internalizing disorders.

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confidence: 85%

Responses to Conflict and Cooperation in Adolescents with Anxiety and Mood Disorders

McClure

Parrish

Nelson

et al. 2007

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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“…Nezlek & Pilkington, 1994;Pilkington & Richardson, 1988), they may have actually experienced more of the risks associated with intimacy. Moreover, because of their lower selfesteem (Pilkington & Richardson, 1988) and their lack of confidence (Nezlek & Pilkington, 1994), high-RII individuals may experience stronger reactions to relational problems; that is, they may be in greater danger because of a lack of coping skills. Both possibilities would inflate their danger ratings relative to those of low-RII individuals, who may have personally experienced fewer or less extreme risks and/or coped with them better.…”

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Risk in Intimacy as a Chronically Accessible Schema

Pilkington¹,

Woods

1999

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The cognitive underpinnings of perceptions of risk in intimacy (RII) were investigated in two studies. Using response times to measure schema accessibility, we found partial support for the hypothesis that, although most people have risk-in-intimacy schemas available in memory, those schemas are more accessible to high-RII individuals. In Study 1, high-RII women responded to relationship events more quickly and rated those events as representing greater risk than did low-RII women. In Study 2, high-RII individuals interpreted ambiguous social situations more negatively and did so more quickly than low-RII individuals. In some cases, however, high-RII individuals responded more slowly than low-RII individuals. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed. KEY WORDS • intimacy • risk in intimacy • romantic relationships • schemasOver the years, researchers have defined intimacy in a variety of ways. Perlman and Fehr (1987) argued that interpersonal closeness, interdependence, and feelings of warmth and affection are critical characteristics of intimacy. Similarly, Prager (1995) described intimate relationships as those that involve enduring affection between the partners, mutual trust, a sense of togetherness, and the sharing of time and activities. Such definitions imply that intimacy is a pleasurable and rewarding enterprise.Indeed, much of the research suggests that interpersonal intimacy is both desirable and beneficial. Satisfying close relationships contribute to overall happiness (e.g. Myers, 1992). Moreover, people who have close relation-

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“…Similarly, we believe that other sources of motivation, such as one's feelings of commitment toward a relational partner, may act to lower one's assessment of risks with respect to a partner (cf. Pilkington & Richardson, 1988).…”

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“…The commitment-trust linkage is also relevant. Past research has demonstrated that as trust increases, an individual's belief in the potential for harm from one's Commitment and Perceptions of Harm 11 partner tends to decrease (e.g., Appleby et al, 1999;Kline, Kline & Oken, 1992;Misovich, Fisher & Fisher, 1997;Pilkington & Richardson, 1988). …”

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Relationship Commitment and Perceptions of Harm to Self

Agnew

Dove

2011

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

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Commitment to a relationship is associated with a number of consequences, including willingness to sacrifice for the relationship, greater cognitive interdependence between partners, and increased trust in one's partner. Consistent with such consequences, we hypothesized that greater commitment is associated with decreased perceptions of one's partner as a source of harm to the self. We conducted two studies (one correlational, one experimental) to test hypotheses regarding the association between commitment level and personal harm perceptions, based on tenets from interdependence theory and balance theory. Study 1 revealed significant negative associations between commitment and personal harm perceptions. Results from Study 2 suggest that greater commitment leads to decreased perceptions of partner-based risk and increased risky behavioral tendencies. Commitment and Perceptions of Harm 3Relationship Commitment and Perceptions of Harm to Self

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Perceptions of Risk in Intimacy

Cited by 61 publications

References 7 publications

Responses to Conflict and Cooperation in Adolescents with Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Responses to Conflict and Cooperation in Adolescents with Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Risk in Intimacy as a Chronically Accessible Schema

Relationship Commitment and Perceptions of Harm to Self

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