Effortful Control and Interpersonal Behavior in Daily Life. Issue 3 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cain, Nicole M.; Meehan, Kevin B.; Roche, Michael J.; Clarkin, John F.; De Panfilis, Chiara
• Is Part Of: Journal of personality assessment. Volume 101:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 315
• Page End: 325
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: Personality assessment -- Periodicals; Psychology; Periodicals; 155.28
• DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2018.1441151
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3891

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Cognitive-Affective Processing System (CAPS) was used to examine effortful control (EC) as a moderator of daily interpersonal behavior. Participants ( N = 240) were nonclinical young adults who completed a 7-day event-contingent experience sampling study of interpersonal perception and affect. Multilevel linear models indicated that EC moderated within-person covariation of interpersonal warmth and affect activation; high EC individuals reported greater momentary warm behaviors when perceiving others as affectively activated. EC also amplified between-person covariation of interpersonal warmth between self and others; high EC individuals generally responded to perceptions of another's warmth with a greater degree of warm behavior. Varying levels of EC predict responses to interpersonal perceptions and affect in daily life, suggesting an important dimension for interpersonal functioning.