Creating hostility and conflict: effects of entitlement and self-image goals

Moeller, Scott J.; Crocker, Jennifer; Bushman, Brad J.

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%T Creating hostility and conflict: effects of entitlement and self-image goals
%A Moeller, Scott J.
%A Crocker, Jennifer
%A Bushman, Brad J.
%J Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
%N 2
%P 448-452
%V 45
%D 2009
%= 2012-04-11T08:53:00Z
%~ http://www.peerproject.eu/
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-291392
%X People who feel entitled to admiration and respect from others do not make good companions. This research shows one reason why. Entitled people adopt self-image goals (goals that aim to construct and defend a positive self-image), which then lead to interpersonal conflict and hostility. Studies 1A and 1B documented a unique relation between entitlement and self-image goals. Study 2 extended these results by showing, via a longitudinal design, that entitlement prospectively predicts chronic self-image goals. These chronic self-image goals then predict chronic relationship conflict and hostility, all averaged over 10 weeks. Further, Study 2 revealed that self-image goals mediate the effect of pretest entitlement on both weekly hostility and conflict. These results suggest that by pursuing self-image goals, entitled people create conflict and hostility in their relationships.
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%9 journal article
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