Feeling Appreciated Predicts Prosocial Motivation in Avoidantly Attached Individuals.

ABSTRACT: Prosocial motivation is an important ingredient for satisfying relationships. However, individuals high in attachment avoidance-those who fear closeness and prefer independence-often display reduced prosocial motivation for their romantic partner. In two daily experience studies (N_total = 324), we examined whether feeling appreciated by a romantic partner would buffer this negative link. When avoidantly attached individuals felt highly appreciated by their partner, they displayed greater prosocial motivation; specifically, they were more willing to sacrifice, and did so with the intention to benefit their partner (Studies 1 and 2). These effects did not emerge for other, less prosocial motives for sacrifice, such as to benefit oneself or avoid negative outcomes. Furthermo

SUBMITTER: Schrage KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10676047 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature