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Examining defensive distancing behavior in close relationships: The role of self-esteem and emotion regulation

Lindgren, Monica E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1354731522

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2012, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Psychology.
The risk regulation model proposes that people with low self-esteem (LSE), but not those with high self-esteem (HSE), react to potential threats to belonging by defensively distancing from their relationships. The present study hypothesized that self-focused rumination following threats to belonging, by forcing people with LSE to spend time considering their self-worth, would enhance this defensive distancing behavior. Participants were asked to recall self-relevant feedback they had received from someone they considered very close, and then completed a rumination or distraction task. Contrary to expectations, LSEs who were instructed to distract from threats to belonging reported more negative behavioral intentions towards their close other than those who were instructed to ruminate. However, in comparison to distraction, there was a trend for rumination to amplify LSEs’ negative affect following the recalled threats to belonging. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for risk regulation theory and for possible future directions.
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Dr (Committee Chair)
Julian Thayer, Dr (Committee Member)
Jennifer Cheavens, Dr (Committee Member)
80 p.
Psychology
Close relationships; rumination; emotion regulation; self-esteem

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  • Lindgren, M. E. (2012). Examining defensive distancing behavior in close relationships: The role of self-esteem and emotion regulation [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1354731522

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lindgren, Monica. Examining defensive distancing behavior in close relationships: The role of self-esteem and emotion regulation. 2012. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1354731522.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lindgren, Monica. "Examining defensive distancing behavior in close relationships: The role of self-esteem and emotion regulation." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1354731522

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