Family and individual difference predictors of trait aspects of negative interpersonal behaviors during emerging adulthood.

Abstract

A latent trait-state-occasion model (TSO; Cole, Martin, & Steiger, 2005) was used to isolate the trait and state components of negative interpersonal behaviors toward a friend or romantic partner during emerging adulthood. Results indicated that variance in negative interpersonal behaviors was due to nearly equal portions of trait and occasion factors. Variability in the trait aspects of negative interpersonal behaviors was then predicted by theoretically relevant constructs. In particular, mothers' negative behaviors during adolescence and adolescent core self-evaluations, negative emotionality and feelings of security in close relationships had independent effects in predicting the enduring aspects of negative interpersonal behaviors. All told, these results indicate that trait-stateoccasion models can be helpful tools for understanding the developmental antecedents of the traitlike aspects of interpersonal processes.Keywords core self-evaluation; personality; parenting; negative behaviors; latent-state-occasion model Interpersonal behaviors in close relationships have both trait-like and occasion-specific qualities. For example, interpersonal behaviors may be trait-like to the extent that they are similar in quality across different relationship partners over time, whereas interpersonal behaviors may also be occasion-specific to the extent that there are fluctuations in behavioral Correspondence regarding this manuscript should be addressed to Holly Hatton, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616. Email: E-mail: hnpong@ucdavis.edu. Publisher's Disclaimer: The following manuscript is the final accepted manuscript. It has not been subjected to the final copyediting, fact-checking, and proofreading required for formal publication. It is not the definitive, publisher-authenticated version. The American Psychological Association and its Council of Editors disclaim any responsibility or liabilities for errors or omissions of this manuscript version, any version derived from this manuscript by NIH, or other third parties. The published version is available at www.apa.org/journals/fam. NIH Public Access NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript characteristics across time and partners. Despite the intuitive appeal and conceptual simplicity of this idea, models for studying both the occasion-specific and enduring aspects of behavior have only recently been refined and described for behavioral scientists (e.g., Cole, Martin, & Steiger, 2005;Kenny & Zautra, 1995 Steyer, Schmitt, & Eid, 1999). Accordingly, the major goal of this paper is to illustrate how researchers can use one such model, the Latent Trait-State-Occasion model (TSO;Cole et al., 2005) to address substantively important questions about the nature of interpersonal interactions during emerging adulthood, a time in the life span when issues related to the development of intimacy are particularly salient (e.g., Arnett, 2000). Trait and State Aspects of ...

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