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[The relationship between abilities in interpersonal relations and interpersonal motivations]
1Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Ibaraki University, Mito.
Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|September 17, 1999
Summary
Interpersonal skills influence motivations in social interactions. High social skills drive praise seeking, while low skills lead to relationship avoidance, with moderate skills focusing on avoiding rejection.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
Context:
- Undergraduate student sample (N=306)
- Focus on interpersonal relations and motivations
Purpose:
- To investigate the relationship between interpersonal abilities and underlying interpersonal motivations.
- To identify the key interpersonal motivations driving social attitudes.
Summary:
- Identified three core interpersonal motivations: other-praise acquisition, other-rejection avoidance, and relationship avoidance.
- Demonstrated that interpersonal abilities (social skills, perceived competence) modulate the strength of these motivations.
- Found that high interpersonal abilities correlate with praise seeking, low abilities with relationship avoidance, and moderate abilities with rejection avoidance.
Impact:
- Provides insight into the psychological drivers of social behavior.
- Highlights the role of social competence in shaping interpersonal motivation strategies.
- Informs interventions aimed at improving social skills and interpersonal functioning.