When wanting and fearing go together: The effect of co-occurring social approach and avoidance motivation on behavior, affect, and cognition

2009 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Nikitin ◽  
Alexandra M. Freund
Keyword(s):  
Social Approach ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Affect And Cognition ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation

scholarly journals Who Cares? Effects of Social Approach and Avoidance Motivation on Responsiveness to Others

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Nikitin ◽  
Alexandra M. Freund
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Approach Motivation ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Social Approach ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Relationship Closeness ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation

Responsiveness to others (i.e., our understanding, validation, and support of important aspects of others) significantly contributes to positive social relationships. In the present research, we found evidence that responsiveness has motivational origins. In two experiments, participants who were approaching positive social outcomes had a higher level of responsiveness compared with participants who were avoiding negative social outcomes. A third experiment disentangled the roles of motivation and situation valence. Positive (compared with negative) social situations were associated with higher approach motivation, lower avoidance motivation, and a higher level of responsiveness. However, within a given situation, both approach and avoidance motivation were associated with a higher level of responsiveness. This association was even stronger in negative situations, suggesting that both approach and avoidance motivation might be ways of behaving responsively in potentially difficult social situations. The effects were independent of relationship closeness and partly weaker in older compared with younger adults.

Approach and Avoidance Motivation: Issues and Advances

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas B. Eder ◽  
Andrew J. Elliot ◽  
Eddie Harmon-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation

scholarly journals Big Five traits, approach-avoidance motivation, concerns and adherence with COVID-19 prevention guidelines during peak of pandemics in Croatia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Zuro ◽  
Dino Krupic
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Approach And Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Prevention Guidelines

Without the vaccine, only way to prevent the spread of coronavirus is following COVID-19 preventive guidelines such as keeping social distance, wearing masks and gloves, reducing mobility, etc. Success depends on how many individuals strictly follow the suggestions from epidemiologists. In this study we examine who and why is adhering with the guidelines. A community sample of 500 participants fulfilled short Big Five Inventory, Questionnaire of Approach and Avoidance Motivation (QAAM) and two scales constructed according to the COVID-19 epidemiological guidelines in Croatia. The results of hierarchical regression analysis indicate that agreeable and conscientious individuals are complying more with preventive measures. In addition, approach, not avoidance, motivation appears to be more important in following the guidelines. Results are discussed in terms of framing messages to explain goals that might be reached by compliant behaviour rather than emphasizing negative consequences of pandemic as such messages seem to produce negative emotional states with no beneficial changes on the behavioural level.

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