Date of Award

Fall 1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Valerian J. Derlega

Committee Member

Elaine M. Justice

Committee Member

Robin J. Lewis

Committee Member

Louis H. Janda

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65R4

Abstract

This study examined the influence of prior satisfaction, perceptions of problem severity, and attachment style in determining Rusbult's Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect responses to dissatisfying events depicted in a psychotherapy simulation. Constructive responses to therapy dissatisfaction (i.e., Voice and Loyalty) were positively related to prior satisfaction with the therapist and negatively related to perceptions of problem severity. Destructive responses (i.e., Exit and Neglect) were negatively related to prior satisfaction and positively related to problem severity. Attachment style was associated with individual differences in approaches to resolving conflict, but it was not consistently related to Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect responses to dissatisfying therapy events. There was evidence indicating that style of conflict resolution might mediate the relationship between attachment style and Rusbult's Responses to Dissatisfaction.

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DOI

10.25777/0jtz-pa28

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