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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2002): |
Thinking of you: nonconscious pursuit of interpersonal goals associated with relationship partners.
Full Abstract
The mere psychological presence of relationship partners was hypothesized to trigger interpersonal goals that are then pursued nonconsciously. Qualitative data suggested that people tend to pursue different interpersonal goals within different types of relationships (e.g., mother, best friend, coworker). In several studies, priming participants' relationship representations produced goal-directed behavior (achievement, helping, understanding) in line with the previously assessed goal content of those representations. These findings support the hypothesis that interpersonal goals are component features of relationship representations and that mere activation of those representations, even in the partner's physical absence, causes the goals to become active and to guide behavior nonconsciously within the current situation.
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Author information
Author/s: Fitzsimons, Gráinne M (GM); Bargh, John A (JA);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, New York University, New York 10003, USA. gmf214(-atsign-)nyu.edu
Grants: MH67067 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of personality and social psychology (J Pers Soc Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jan; vol 84 (issue 1) : pp 148-64
Dates: Created 2003/01/09; Completed 2003/04/22; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12518976, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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