Relationship Advice Research: Motivational Perspectives and Abusive Situations
Explore a study on how different motivational perspectives influence offering advice in potentially abusive relationships. Discover the impact of ecosystem motivations, the presence of a child, alcohol consumption, and the gender of the perpetrator on readiness to provide guidance to leave abusive situations.
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PERSPECTIVE TAKING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE Auriel Jasper- Morris Xavier University of Louisiana TTU REU Program
PURPOSE The objective of the current research is to test whether an outsider's advice to leave a potentially abusive relationship is different depending on their motivational perspective. We also wanted to examine which aspects of a potentially abusive relationship might alter advice that is given under various motivational perspectives.
BACKGROUND Egosystem and ecosystem motivational orientations point to self-image and compassionate goals, respectively, as being key predictors to various physical and mental health outcomes (e.g., Crocker, 2008; Crocker, Olivier, & Nuer, 2009). Utilization of writing prompts have been successful in the reduction of the egocentric self (Galinsky & Moskowitz, 2000).
QUESTIONS Does evoking an ecosystem motivational perspective, as opposed to an egosystem motivational perspective, increase an individual s readiness to give advice to leave an abusive relationship? Do different factors (gender of perpetrator, alcohol consumption, and/or presence of a child) of a relationship alter an individual s readiness to give advice to leave an abusive relationship?
METHOD 4 (Motivational perspective manipulation) X 2 (Presence of alcohol) X 2 (Presence of a child) X 2 (Gender of perpetrator) Between-Subjects Factorial Design IVs Vignettes factors Presence of alcohol Presence of a child Gender of Perpetrator Manipulations General writing task (egosystem vs. ecosystem) Goal-rating task (egosystem vs. ecosystem) DV Advice given Ready To Go Scale (Jasper-Morris, Anderson, Vincent, & Potts, 2016) Additional measures Composite Abuse Scale ( Hegarty, 2005) Conflict Tactics Scale -2S Short Form (Straus, 2004) BIDR Version 6- Form 40A (Paulhus, 1991) Ten-Item Personality Inventory ( Gosling, Rentfrow, & Swann, 2003)
EXPECTED RESULTS Ecosystem motivations will activate a greater readiness to offer advice to leave a potentially abusive situation(Crocker & Canevello, 2008; Crocker, Canevello, & Lewis, 2016). The presence of a child will activate a greater readiness to offer advice to leave a potentially abusive situation(Shepard, 1992). The absence of alcohol will activate a greater readiness to offer advice to leave a potentially abusive situation(Witte, Kopkin, & Hollis, 2015). A male perpetrator compared to a female perpetrator will activate a greater readiness to offer advice to leave a potentially abusive situation(Dennison & Thompson, 2011; Taylor & Sorenson, 2005).
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Use in educational and intervention programs Utilize the experimental manipulation to further examine how perspective- taking can improve interpersonal relations and aid in behavior change
