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Creating hostility and conflict: Effects of entitlement and self-image goals |
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| Authors: | Scott J Moeller Jennifer Crocker |
| Institution: | a University of Michigan, Department of Psychology, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043, United States b Department of Psychology and Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1208, United States c Departments of Psychology and Communication Studies and Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, United States d VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | People who feel entitled to admiration and respect from others do not make good companions. This research shows one reason why. Entitled people adopt self-image goals (goals that aim to construct and defend a positive self-image), which then lead to interpersonal conflict and hostility. Studies 1A and 1B documented a unique relation between entitlement and self-image goals. Study 2 extended these results by showing, via a longitudinal design, that entitlement prospectively predicts chronic self-image goals. These chronic self-image goals then predict chronic relationship conflict and hostility, all averaged over 10 weeks. Further, Study 2 revealed that self-image goals mediate the effect of pretest entitlement on both weekly hostility and conflict. These results suggest that by pursuing self-image goals, entitled people create conflict and hostility in their relationships. |
| Keywords: | Narcissism Entitlement Goals Hostility Conflict Relationships Interpersonal problems Self-defeating behavior |
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