Effects on Communal Relationships of the Presence of Need, Responsibility for the Need, and the Ability to Satisfy the Need.

dc.contributor.advisorSigall, Harolden_US
dc.contributor.authorBuzinski, Steven G.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-24T07:32:46Z
dc.date.available2009-01-24T07:32:46Z
dc.date.issued2008-12-08en_US
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between a communal other's needs and one's communal strength toward that other, and general communal orientation were examined. Three variables were examined in a 2 x 2 x 2 experimental design: a communal other's need (need-unmet vs. need-met), the other's responsibility for creating the need (yes vs. no), and the other's ability to satisfy the need (yes vs. no). Participants (N = 48) completed pre- and post-test measures of communal strength toward the other and communal orientation. Results showed that the presence of need and the other's responsibility affected communal orientation. An interaction between these variables was observed as well: communal orientation was lower when the need was met and the other was not responsible for creating it than in the other conditions. There were no effects on communal strength. The relationship between the needs of a communal other and both communal strength and communal orientation are discussed.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8929
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Socialen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCommunalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRelationshipsen_US
dc.titleEffects on Communal Relationships of the Presence of Need, Responsibility for the Need, and the Ability to Satisfy the Need.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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