title: The power of love: mediation of rejection in roommate relationships of dependents and self-critics.
abstract: This research examined roommate responses to dependent and self-critical personality styles in the hope of finding individuals for whom rejection may be more likely. Interpersonal traits associated with dependency and self-criticism along the love and dominance axes of the Circumplex also were investigated to clarify patterns contributing to roommate rejection. Both dependents and self-critics were more depressed throughout the year. Dependents, however, were perceived as more submissive and loving and were better accepted by roommates. Self-critics were seen as submissive and hostile and were more likely to be rejected. Structural equation modeling indicated that the personality-rejection effects were mediated by perceived interpersonal traits along the love axis and their associated affective consequences for roommates.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mongrain
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lubbers
authors.forename: Ward
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Struthers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept