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Extending the bases of subjective attitudinal ambivalence: Interpersonal and intrapersonal antecedents of evaluative tension

Priester, Joseph R., Petty, Richard E.·2001·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.80.1.19
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Researchers have conceptualized ambivalence as resulting from the conflicting positive and negative thoughts and feelings that a person holds toward an attitude object (intrapersonal discrepancy). The authors investigated the hypothesis that perceived interpersonal attitudinal discrepancies can also contribute to feelings of subjective ambivalence beyond that determined by intrapersonal discrepancy. Study 1 revealed that the perception of attitudinal discrepancy with one's parents was associated with greater feelings of ambivalence. Studies 2 and 3 found increased ambivalence as a function of manipulated interpersonal discrepancies. Study 4 replicated and reversed the effect, revealing that interpersonal attitudinal discrepancy with a disliked other was associated with less ambivalence. Together, these studies provide support for the proposition that, because of balance processes, interpersonal relationships influence feelings of subjective ambivalence.

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  • Some researchers have argued that the concept of attitudes is complex and vague, and thus a univalent evaluation cannot explain its full complexity or reflect the true mental state of individuals.

    “Some researchers (e.g., Jonas, Broemer, & Diehl, 2000; Priester & Petty, 2001; Thompson, Zanna, & Griffin, 1995) have argued that the concept of attitudes is complex and vague, and thus a univalent evaluation cannot explain its full complexity or reflect the true mental state of individuals.”

    From Mobile shopping cart abandonment: The roles of conflicts, ambivalence, and hesitation (2018) · cites this paper as Priester & Petty, 2001

  • Priester and Petty (2001) postulated that objective assessment occurs prior to affect-oriented ambivalence and subcategorized it into intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts.

    “Priester and Petty (2001) postulated that objective assessment occurs prior to affect-oriented ambivalence and subcategorized it into intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts.”

    From Mobile shopping cart abandonment: The roles of conflicts, ambivalence, and hesitation (2018) · cites this paper as Priester and Petty (2001)

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Authors
Priester, J. R., & Petty, R. E.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
ORCID
Petty, Richard E.
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2001
Volume
80
Issue
1
Pages
19-34
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
DOI
10.1037/0022-3514.80.1.19
OpenAlex
W2003567180
Cited by
255
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 9
FWCI
23.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
parent-adolescent relationships, attitude change
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude, Cognitive Dissonance, Female, Humans, Individuality, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Michigan, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Assessment, Set, Psychology, Social Perception

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