TY - JOUR
T1 - I do not know you and I am keeping it that way
T2 - Attachment avoidance and empathic accuracy in the perception of strangers
AU - Izhaki-Costi, O. R.
AU - Schul, Yaacov
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Two studies examined the association between attachment avoidance and empathic accuracy when perceiving strangers. In Study 1, participants with high attachment avoidance revealed lower accuracy in identifying the thoughts and feelings of their interaction partner compared with participants with low attachment avoidance. High-avoidance participants also tended to mentally distance themselves from the other and thought less often about him or her. Study 2 replicated the pattern of lower empathic accuracy for high-attachment-avoidance participants, this time, when respondents did not actually interact with the target of perception. We discuss reasons for why people with high attachment avoidance might show impaired empathic accuracy while interacting with strangers. We also consider more general influences of attachment avoidance on perception processes and, consequently, on social success.
AB - Two studies examined the association between attachment avoidance and empathic accuracy when perceiving strangers. In Study 1, participants with high attachment avoidance revealed lower accuracy in identifying the thoughts and feelings of their interaction partner compared with participants with low attachment avoidance. High-avoidance participants also tended to mentally distance themselves from the other and thought less often about him or her. Study 2 replicated the pattern of lower empathic accuracy for high-attachment-avoidance participants, this time, when respondents did not actually interact with the target of perception. We discuss reasons for why people with high attachment avoidance might show impaired empathic accuracy while interacting with strangers. We also consider more general influences of attachment avoidance on perception processes and, consequently, on social success.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01292.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01292.x
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AN - SCOPUS:80052395895
SN - 1350-4126
VL - 18
SP - 321
EP - 340
JO - Personal Relationships
JF - Personal Relationships
IS - 3
ER -