The power of love: mediation of rejection in roommate relationships of dependents and self-critics.
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.
Mongrain
Myriam
M
Psychology Department, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lubbers
Ralph
R
Struthers
Ward
W
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