Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 210 S. Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 210 S. Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2023 Aug;52:101596. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101596. Epub 2023 May 25.
Building intimate relationships is rewarding but entails risking rejection. Trait self-esteem-a person's overall self-evaluation-has important implications for how people behave in socially risky situations. Integrating established models of responsiveness and intimacy with theory and research on self-esteem, we present a model that highlights the ways in which self-esteem impacts intimacy-building. A review of relevant research reveals that compared to people with high self-esteem, people with low self-esteem exhibit interpersonal perceptions and behaviors that can hinder intimacy development-for example, disclosing less openly, and eliciting and perceiving less responsiveness from others. We identify important directions for future research and consider methods for encouraging intimacy-promoting processes among people with low self-esteem.
建立亲密关系是有回报的，但也需要冒着被拒绝的风险。特质自尊——一个人对自己的总体评价——对人们在社交风险情境中的行为方式有重要影响。我们将已确立的反应性和亲密关系模型与自尊理论和研究相结合，提出了一个强调自尊影响建立亲密关系方式的模型。对相关研究的回顾表明，与自尊心强的人相比，自尊心低的人表现出的人际关系感知和行为可能会阻碍亲密关系的发展，例如，较少坦诚地表达，较少从他人那里获得回应和感知回应。我们确定了未来研究的重要方向，并考虑了鼓励低自尊心人群促进亲密关系的方法。
