"It's Not Me, It's You": The Mechanisms and Process of Perceiver Effects in People with Interpersonal Problems
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Interpersonal problems are intrinsic to personality disorders. However, there is still little known about the mechanisms underlying interpersonal dysfunction. The purpose of the current thesis was to explore one likely mechanism: perceiver effects, idiosyncrasies in the way an individual tends to see other people. To determine whether interpersonal problems were linked to perceiver effects, two studies were conducted. In Study 1, participants rated the personality of four people in video-taped interactions. In Study 2, unacquainted classmates were assigned to groups that met throughout the semester and rated each group member at first impression and after four months of acquaintanceship. Study 1 showed largely null effects. Study 2 demonstrated that interpersonal problems predicted stable and mostly negative perceiver effects across time. The current program of research is the first to demonstrate that interpersonal problems predict a differentiated and stable profile of perceiver effects during social interactions, which has important clinical implications.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Nicole Cosentino
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2767467963