Complementarity of Interpersonal Behaviors in Dyadic Interactions

Markey, Patrick M.; Funder, David C.; Ozer, Daniel J.

doi:10.1177/0146167203253474

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“…A major tenet of interpersonal theory has been to formulate predictions about the expected directions of such covariation [17,37,42,51,58,72,73,88]. Thus, more specifically, with regard to dominance, the expected relation has been suggested to be one of oppositeness; greater dominance in one participant tends to invoke greater submissiveness in the co-participant, and vice versa.…”

Section: Interpersonal Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Asperger experience of interaction: Interpersonal dynamics in dyadic conversations

Stevanovic¹,

Henttonen²,

Koski³

et al. 2017

J Autism

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We compared the patterns of affiliative and dominant behavior displayed in male dyads where one participant has Asperger's syndrome (AS) with those displayed in male dyads with two neurotypical (NT) participants. Drawing on interpersonal theory, according to which affiliation and dominance constitute two orthogonal axes of the "interpersonal circle," we used a computer-joystick apparatus to assess the participants' moment-to-moment affiliative and dominant behaviors throughout conversation. The patterns of affiliation and dominance were subsequently studied in relation to post-conversation questionnaires that targeted the interactional experiences of the participants in the two different types of dyads (AS dyads, NT dyads). We found the overall interpersonal notion of complementarity to hold for AS and NT dyads alike: greater affiliation in one participant invoked greater affiliation in the co-participant, and greater dominance invoked greater submissiveness in the co-participant. The AS and NT dyads, however, differed with regard to how affiliative and dominant behaviors related to each other during the time course of a single conversation. Furthermore, we found important differences between the AS and NT dyads in how the different patterns of affiliation and dominance were experienced by the participants. For example, a high level of affiliation synchrony was experienced in more negative terms by the participants in the AS dyads than by those in the NT dyads, while a high level of dominance coordination was experienced in more positive terms by the participants in the AS dyads than by those in the NT dyads. The paper increases understanding of the details of the interactional deficits associated with AS and of the conditions in which AS participants may get maximally positive interactional experiences. More generally, our study highlights the necessity to take the study of individual differences in the experiences of patterns of affiliation and dominance into the official agenda of empirical interaction research.

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Section: Interpersonal Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Asperger experience of interaction: Interpersonal dynamics in dyadic conversations

Stevanovic¹,

Henttonen²,

Koski³

et al. 2017

J Autism

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“…In a number of studies, it has been found that when participants work on a task with either another participant or a confederate, they will display behavior that complements their partner's behavior (Locke & Sadler, 2007;Markey, Funder, & Ozer, 2003;Sadler & Woody, 2003;Strong et al, 1988;Tiedens & Fragale, 2003;Tracey, 1994). Further, the positive interpersonal consequences of dominance complementarity, suggested by interpersonal theory, have been documented in existing research.…”

Section: The Appeal Of Dominance Complementaritymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, the notion of perceptions of dominance complementarity refers to a relationship between self and other perceptions. Therefore, almost all empirical work on complementarity assessed the existence of complementarity with an examination of the association between two individuals; positive correlations for the affiliation dimension and negative correlations for the dominance dimension were considered evidence of complementarity (e.g., Locke & Sadler, 2007;Markey, Funder, & Ozer, 2003;Sadler & Woody, 2003). For the most part, we used this same approach to capture perceptions of dominance complementarity.…”

Section: Overview and Empirical Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

An unconscious desire for hierarchy? The motivated perception of dominance complementarity in task partners.

Tiedens¹,

Unzueta²,

Young³

2007

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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In 6 studies, the authors examined the perception of dominance complementarity, which is the perception of a target as different from the self in terms of dominance. The authors argue that these perceptions are motivated by the desire for positive task relationships. Because dominance complementarity bodes well for task-oriented relationships, seeing dominance complementarity allows one to be optimistic about a work relationship. As evidence that perceptions of dominance complementarity are an instance of motivated perception, the authors show that complementary perceptions occur when participants think about or expect task-oriented relationships with the target and that perceptions of dominance complementarity are enhanced when individuals care about the task component of the relationship.

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“…Interesting for future research would be to not only study the leaders' behaviours but also to examine the subordinates' reactions to these behaviours. Markey, Funder, and Ozer (2003) and Tracey, Ryan, and Jaschik-Herman (2001) show that when two persons interact their behaviours tend to conform to a circular pattern as predicted by the interpersonal circumplex. More importantly, their study demonstrates that dominant behaviours elicit submissive responses.…”

Section: Subordinatementioning

confidence: 94%