- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- Available online 1 August 2015
Abstract
Social
bonds have a profound effect on health and well-being. It is clear that
people have a fundamental need to form and maintain social bonds, but
interpersonal relationships present potential threats as well as
potential incentives. In this article, I review a model of approach and
avoidance social motivation (Gable, 2006)
that accounts for people's tendencies to both approach the incentives
and avoid the threats in their social worlds. I also review research
that has tested different aspects of the model including the
consequences of approach and avoidance social motivation, mediators
that link motivation to these outcomes, and moderators of these
processes. The article concludes by examining gaps that persist in the
literature.
Keywords
- Affect;
- Close relationships;
- Emotion;
- Friendships;
- Insecurity;
- Intimacy;
- Motivation;
- Rejection
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