Browsing Department of Psychology by Author "Simpson, Jeffry A."

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    • Attachment and the management of empathic accuracy in relationship threatening situations 

      Ickes, William; Fillo, J.; Kim, John S.; Oriña, M. Minda; Rholes, S.; Simpson, Jeffry A.; Winterheld, Heike A. (SAGE PublicationsDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2011-02)
      The current studies tested how attachment orientations are related to empathic accuracy (i.e., the accuracy with which one infers a partner's private thoughts and feelings) during attachment-relevant discussions. In Study ...

    • When Accuracy Hurts, and When It Helps: A Test of the Empathic Accuracy Model in Marital Interactions. 

      Ickes, William; Oriña, M. Minda; Simpson, Jeffry A. (American Psychological AssociationDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2003-11)
      This study tested predictions from Ickes and Simpson’s (1997, 2001) empathic accuracy model. Married couples were videotaped as they tried to resolve a problem in their marriage. Both spouses then viewed a videotape of the ...

    • When accuracy hurts: Reactions of anxious–ambivalent dating partners to a relationship-threatening situation. 

      Ickes, William; Grich, Jami; Simpson, Jeffry A. (American Psychological AssociationDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 1999-05)
      Why are individuals who are anxious and uncertain about their partner’s love and commitment especially likely to have turbulent and unstable relationships? Guided by three theoretical perspectives—Ickes and Simpson’s (1997) ...