Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA.
Aggress Behav. 2011 Nov-Dec;37(6):503-20. doi: 10.1002/ab.20412. Epub 2011 Sep 19.
This study tested the I(3) model [Finkel, 2007; 2008] of intimate partner violence as applied to obsessive relational intrusion (ORI) to assess the relation among self-regulation, rejection, rejection sensitivity (RS), and stalking-related aggression. In Study 1, participants (N=221) read one of three vignettes: no relationship termination, an "internal" rejection (involves an internal attribution to the rejected as cause of relationship ending), or an "external" rejection (external attributions for relationship demise). Next, participants experienced one of two conditions manipulating self-regulation (no depletion vs. depletion). Finally, participants rated their likelihood of engaging in ORI (e.g. unwanted pursuit and/or aggression). Consistent with predictions, participants receiving an internal rejection reported higher aggression than participants experiencing an external rejection, especially when depleted of self-regulation. Study 2 extended the design of Study 1 by adding in a screening survey of RS. Internal rejections still yielded more aggression than other conditions, but this was especially so when rejection-sensitive persons were depleted of self-regulation. In addition to providing support for the I(3) model of aggression, this research shows that not all types of rejection are created equal.
本研究检验了亲密伴侣暴力的 I(3)模型[芬克尔，2007 年；2008 年]，适用于强迫性的关系侵扰（ORI），以评估自我调节、拒绝、拒绝敏感性（RS）和跟踪相关攻击之间的关系。在研究 1 中，参与者（N=221）阅读了三个情景之一：没有关系终止、“内部”拒绝（涉及对被拒绝者的内部归因作为关系结束的原因）或“外部”拒绝（对关系消亡的外部归因）。接下来，参与者经历了两种自我调节操纵条件之一（无耗竭与耗竭）。最后，参与者评估了他们参与 ORI（例如，不必要的追求和/或攻击）的可能性。与预测一致，经历内部拒绝的参与者比经历外部拒绝的参与者报告了更高的攻击性，尤其是在自我调节被耗尽的情况下。研究 2 通过增加 RS 的筛选调查扩展了研究 1 的设计。内部拒绝仍然比其他情况产生更多的攻击，但当拒绝敏感的人自我调节被耗尽时，情况更是如此。除了为攻击的 I(3)模型提供支持外，这项研究还表明，并非所有类型的拒绝都是平等的。
