Means substitutability in personal significance restoration.
extreme behaviors
motivational imbalance
romantic relationships
significance loss
work
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
24
03
2023
accepted:
14
07
2023
medline:
16
8
2023
pubmed:
16
8
2023
entrez:
16
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Drawing on Significance Quest Theory, we hypothesized that when people experience a loss of significance related to a specific life domain, they will aim to restore their significance by acting in an extreme manner in a different life domain. To test this hypothesis, we ran two cross-sectional studies using samples of employed people in romantic relationships. Study 1 tested if people experiencing a loss of significance in the romantic relationship domain were more prone to extremism at work. Study 2 tested whether people experiencing work-related significance loss were more prone to engage in obsessive relational intrusion (ORI) toward their romantic partner. Results from both studies confirmed our hypothesis, suggesting that both amorous relationships and careers are perceived as fruitful in maintaining or restoring ones' sense of personal significance, even if the original loss of significance is derived from an unrelated domain. Notably, this research represents one of the first tests of the key assumption of Significance Quest Theory entailing the substitutability of means through which one can attain or renew their sense of significance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37583600
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1193336
pmc: PMC10423828
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1193336Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Contu, Ellenberg, Kruglanski and Pierro.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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