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Effortful Control and Interpersonal Behavior in Daily Life
Nicole M Cain1, Kevin B Meehan1,2, Michael J Roche3
1a Department of Psychology , Long Island University.
Journal of Personality Assessment
|March 27, 2018
Summary
Effortful control (EC) influences daily interpersonal behavior. High EC individuals exhibit warmer behaviors when perceiving others as emotionally active and respond more strongly to perceived warmth from others.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Personality Psychology
Background:
- Daily interpersonal interactions are complex, influenced by individual differences.
- Effortful control (EC) is a key executive function impacting behavioral regulation.
- Understanding how EC shapes interpersonal dynamics in real-time is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the moderating role of effortful control (EC) on daily interpersonal behavior.
- To examine how EC influences the covariation between interpersonal perceptions, affect, and behavior.
- To explore the impact of EC on within-person and between-person interpersonal processes.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Cognitive-Affective Processing System (CAPS) framework.
- Employed a 7-day event-contingent experience sampling methodology.
- Analyzed data from 240 nonclinical young adults using multilevel linear models.
Main Results:
- Effortful control (EC) moderated the within-person link between perceiving others' affective activation and reporting warm behaviors.
- High EC individuals displayed more consistent warm behaviors in response to perceived warmth from others.
- EC significantly influenced how individuals responded to interpersonal perceptions and affective cues in daily life.
Conclusions:
- Varying levels of effortful control predict distinct responses to interpersonal perceptions and affect.
- EC is an important dimension for understanding and navigating interpersonal functioning in everyday life.
- Findings highlight the role of self-regulation in shaping social interactions.
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