Abstract
Perceptions of relational devaluation (RD) are perceived threats to an interpersonal relationship which imply that the self has diminished in "closeness, value, or importance" to a specific other (Leary, Springer, Negel, Ansell, & Evans, 1998). This perceived RD results in shifts in thoughts and cognitions, with the nature of the shifts differing between personal and professional relationships (O'Farrell, 2005). This retrospective study sets out to determine where the differences between responses to perceptions of RD in personal and professional relationships derive from, looking at the relationship with the individual and with the organization (in professional relationships). Asked to recall either a RD or a non-RD experience at work or in a personal relationship, participants indicated their recalled organization-based self-esteem (OBSE), perceived mattering (PM), emotions, and cognition in response to the experience. Consistent with predictions perceived mattering, emotions, and cognitions were lower in RD conditions then non-RD conditions. Little support was found for predicted differences in OBSE and PM, between professional and personal relationships.
Advisor
Daniel Sachau
Committee Member
Andrea Lassiter
Committee Member
Marilyn Fox
Date of Degree
2011
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Sanacore, P. (2011). Relationship Type Determines the Target of Threat in Perceived Relational Devaluation: Organizational Self vs. Interpersonal Relationships [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/166/
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