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Attributions of shy persons in romantic relationships
Author(s) -
Johnson James E.,
Aikman Kerry O.,
Danner Christine C.,
Elling Kirsten A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199507)51:4<532::aid-jclp2270510410>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - psychology , attribution , romance , beck depression inventory , interpersonal relationship , distress , social psychology , interpersonal communication , developmental psychology , causality (physics) , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , anxiety , psychoanalysis , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
The present research examined attributions of shy persons in the interpersonal situation of romantic relationships. Two hundred fifteen undergraduate psychology students were administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAD), and the Romantic Relations Attributions Questionnaire (RRAQ). Correlations are reported for both the SAD and the BDI with the RRAQ. Partial correlations of the SAD with the RRAQ with depression removed also are reported. Results suggest that shy people attribute causality in romantic relationships in ways typically associated with depressed people. Moreover, observed gender differences suggest that shy females may be more committed to making a relationship work, whereas shy males may be more willing to abandon a problematic relationship.