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Social competence as a predictor of chronic interpersonal stress
Author(s) -
HERZBERG DAVID S.,
HAMMEN CONSTANCE,
BURGE DORLI,
DALEY SHAN E.,
DAVILA JOANNE,
LINDBERG NANGEL
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
personal relationships
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.81
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1475-6811
pISSN - 1350-4126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1998.tb00168.x
Subject(s) - psychology , interpersonal communication , competence (human resources) , social competence , social psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , applied psychology , social change , political science , law
Abstract This 1‐year prospective study tested Segrin and Abramson's (1994) social skills‐stress hypothesis in a community sample of 137 late‐adolescent females. The study found that self‐reported interpersonal competence at initial evaluation predicted a significant proportion of the variance in chronic interpersonal stress 1 year later, even when prior chronic interpersonal stress and concurrent psychopathology were controlled. Exploratory analyses suggested that deficiencies in the ability to provide emotional support to others may function as a risk factor for the generation of interpersonal stress. These results provide support for theories (e.g., Hammen, 1991b) that emphasize a bidirectional causal relationship between stress and psychological adjustment.