Invisible overtures: Fears of rejection and the signal amplification bias

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作者
Vorauer, JD [1 ]
Cameron, JJ
Holmes, JG
Pearce, LG
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[1] Univ Manitoba, Dept Psychol, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
[2] Univ Waterloo, Dept Psychol, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.793
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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Four studies demonstrated that fears of rejection prompt individuals to exhibit a signal amplification bias, whereby they perceive that their overtures communicate more romantic interest to potential partners than is actually the case. The link between rejection anxieties and the bias was evident regardless of whether fears,of rejection were assessed in terms of chronic attachment anxiety Or were induced by reflection on a previous rejection experience. Mediation analyses suggested that the bias stems in part from an expected augmenting process, whereby persons with strong fears of rejection incorrectly assume that the recipient of their overtures will take their inhibitions into account when interpreting their behavior. Implications for understanding the link between attachment. anxiety and loneliness and for designing social skills interventions are discussed.
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页码:793 / 812
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