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Dependency, self‐criticism and social interactions
Author(s) -
Zuroff David C.,
Stotland Stephen,
Sweetman Esther,
Craig JudyAnne,
Koestner Richard
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1995.tb01488.x
Subject(s) - psychology , self criticism , criticism , dependency (uml) , mood , developmental psychology , social relation , social psychology , art , systems engineering , engineering , literature
We investigated the social interactions of college students varying in dependency and self‐criticism. Forty‐eight college students used a modified version of the Rochester Interaction Record to record quantitative and qualitative features of every 10‐minute or longer interaction during a seven‐day period. Daily measures of mood were also collected. Dependency was related to more frequent and more intimate interactions, and self‐criticism was negatively related to pleasantness of social interactions. Although dependency and self‐criticism were both associated with daily dysphoria, the social interaction findings could not be attributed to the effects of mood. The social environments associated with dependency and self‐criticism may influence the aetiology and course of depressive episodes.