TY - JOUR
T1 - General Needs Satisfaction as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Ambivalence Over Emotional Expression and Perceived Social Support
AU - Bryan, Jennifer Lynn
AU - Quist, Michelle C.
AU - Young, Chelsie M.
AU - Steers, Mai Ly N.
AU - Lu, Qian
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - The detrimental effect of ambivalence over emotional expression (AEE) on social support has been well documented. However, the underlying mechanism of this effect remains unclear. Research has demonstrated that when general needs are not met, negative psychological outcomes occur. Thus, the current study investigated general needs satisfaction (GNS) as a potential mediator of the association between AEE and social support among 352 undergraduates. Results revealed that AEE was negatively associated with autonomy, relatedness, competence, and social support, whereas social support was positively associated with autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Further, GNS and each of its three subscales were all found to significantly mediate the association between AEE and social support. Thus, findings from the present study contribute to our understanding of AEE by illustrating a potential mechanism through which AEE may lead to a lack of perceived social support, namely GNS.
AB - The detrimental effect of ambivalence over emotional expression (AEE) on social support has been well documented. However, the underlying mechanism of this effect remains unclear. Research has demonstrated that when general needs are not met, negative psychological outcomes occur. Thus, the current study investigated general needs satisfaction (GNS) as a potential mediator of the association between AEE and social support among 352 undergraduates. Results revealed that AEE was negatively associated with autonomy, relatedness, competence, and social support, whereas social support was positively associated with autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Further, GNS and each of its three subscales were all found to significantly mediate the association between AEE and social support. Thus, findings from the present study contribute to our understanding of AEE by illustrating a potential mechanism through which AEE may lead to a lack of perceived social support, namely GNS.
KW - ambivalence over emotional expression
KW - autonomy
KW - competence
KW - relatedness
KW - social support
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U2 - 10.1080/00224545.2015.1041448
DO - 10.1080/00224545.2015.1041448
M3 - Article
C2 - 25897868
AN - SCOPUS:84937157635
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 156
SP - 115
EP - 121
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 1
ER -