Effortful Control and Interpersonal Behavior in Daily Life |
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| Authors: | Nicole M. Cain Kevin B. Meehan Michael J. Roche John F. Clarkin Chiara De Panfilis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Long Island University;2. Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University;3. Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University at Altoona;4. Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University;5. Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Psychiatry, University of Parma, Parma, Italy |
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| 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. |
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