Partner self-control and intrusive behaviors: a gender-specific examination of the mediating role of trust

Büyükcan Tetik, Asuman and Pronk, Tila M. (2023) Partner self-control and intrusive behaviors: a gender-specific examination of the mediating role of trust. Current Psychology, 42 (14). pp. 11782-11792. ISSN 1046-1310 (Print) 1936-4733 (Online)

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Abstract

This research investigated the interplay between self-control, trust, and intrusive behaviors in heterosexual relationships. While past work mainly focused on actor self-control, we additionally considered the role of partner self-control in both men’s and women’s tendency to show intrusive behaviors. Specifically, we hypothesized that a lack of self-control in the partner elicits intrusive behaviors through low levels of trust in the partner. We collected data from 104 couples and 52 individuals (N = 260, Mage = 35.11, SDage = 10.77) via a crowd-working platform. Analysis using an Actor Partner Interdependence Mediation Model with a bootstrapping method showed that trust mediated the association between partner self-control and intrusive behaviors. Additionally, actor self-control had a marginal indirect effect on intrusive behaviors through trust. The results were consistent across both genders. This research revealed that low levels of either actor or partner self-control are risk factors for privacy invasion in romantic relationships.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Intrusive behaviors; Privacy; Romantic relationships; Self-control; Trust
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Asuman Büyükcan Tetik
Date Deposited: 06 Sep 2023 11:26
Last Modified: 06 Sep 2023 11:26
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/47762

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