The intuition that we have privileged and unrestricted access to ourselves–that we inevitably
know who we are, how we feel, what we do, and what we think–is very compelling. Here, we …

Interpersonal phenomena such as attachment, conflict, person perception, learning, and
influence have traditionally been studied by examining individuals in isolation, which falls …

The Social Relations Model (SRM) allows for examination of family relations on three
different levels: the individual level (actor and partner effects), the dyadic level (relationship …

People make judgments about others all the time, often without realizing they are doing so.
How are interpersonal impressions formed? How accurate are our perceptions of other …

Personality effects on perceived support from social relationships and vice versa were
longitudinally studied over adolescence. Within personality, core (Big Five personality traits) …

Abstract The Handbook of Multimethod Measurement in Psychology is the first integrative
guide to theoretical, methodological, and applied aspects of multimethod measurement in …

The authors investigated the longitudinal relations between family members' Big Five
personality factors and perceived support. Members of 285 two-parent families with 2 …

Because a callous use of others in many short-term relationships is one criterion for
diagnosing psychopathy in adults, one would expect adolescents who are high on …

Four studies implemented a componential approach to assessing self-enhancement and
contrasted this approach with 2 earlier ones: social comparison (comparing self-ratings with …

The authors examined how conciliatory gestures exhibited in response to interpersonal
transgressions influence forgiveness and feelings of friendship with the transgressor. In S …