WHY PEOPLE SELF-VERIFY
WHY PEOPLE SELF-VERIFY
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-3514.62.3.392
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发表时间：
1992-03-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
GIESLER, RB
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作者：
SWANN, WB;STEINSEROUSSI, A;GIESLER, RB
为什么人们选择看自己就像看自己的互动伙伴？自我验证理论家提出，增强可预测性和可控性的愿望是此类活动的基础。相比之下，积极努力的倡导者认为，人们选择这样的互动伙伴是希望让自己感觉良好。两项研究通过检查参与者在选择互动伙伴时的自发言语来测试这些相互矛盾的解释。研究结果表明，积极和自我验证的努力使具有积极自我观点的参与者选择对他们评价良好的伴侣。然而，自我验证过程背后的认知因素最好地解释了为什么持负面自我观点的人会选择评价他们不利的伴侣。
Why do people choose interaction partners who see them as they see themselves? Self-verification theorists propose that a desire to bolster perceptions of predictability and control underlies such activities. In contrast, advocates of positivity strivings argue that people choose such interaction partners in the hope of making themselves feel good. Two studies tested these competing explanations by examining the spontaneous verbalizations of participants as they chose interaction partners. The results suggested that positivity as well as self-verification strivings caused participants with positive self-views to choose partners who appraised them favorably. The epistemic considerations underlying self-verification processes, however, best explained why people with negative self-views chose partners who appraised them unfavorably.