Creating hostility and conflict: effects of entitlement and self-image goals

Moeller, Scott J.; Crocker, Jennifer; Bushman, Brad J.

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@article{ Moeller2009,
 title = {Creating hostility and conflict: effects of entitlement and self-image goals},
 author = {Moeller, Scott J. and Crocker, Jennifer and Bushman, Brad J.},
 journal = {Journal of Experimental Social Psychology},
 number = {2},
 pages = {448-452},
 volume = {45},
 year = {2009},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2008.11.005},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-291392},
 abstract = {People who feel entitled to admiration and respect from others do not make good companions. This research shows one reason why. Entitled people adopt self-image goals (goals that aim to construct and defend a positive self-image), which then lead to interpersonal conflict and hostility. Studies 1A and 1B documented a unique relation between entitlement and self-image goals. Study 2 extended these results by showing, via a longitudinal design, that entitlement prospectively predicts chronic self-image goals. These chronic self-image goals then predict chronic relationship conflict and hostility, all averaged over 10 weeks. Further, Study 2 revealed that self-image goals mediate the effect of pretest entitlement on both weekly hostility and conflict. These results suggest that by pursuing self-image goals, entitled people create conflict and hostility in their relationships.},
}