Abstract
Relationships of a person are influenced by cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects. Cognitive distortions are affected by both personal history and the social norms. The present study aims to focus on ambivalent sexism and bonding to mother that may affect interpersonal cognitive distortions. Then, the relationship between ambivalent sexism, bonding to mother and interpersonal cognitive distortions are investigated. Method: Study group was consisted of 349 university students. The results showed that there was a positive significant relationship between interpersonal cognitive distortions and ambivalent sexism. Also, a negative significant relationship between cognitive distortions and bonding to mother was observed. Regression analysis showed that hostile sexism, bonding to the mother- over protective sub-dimension, benevolent sexism and bonding to the mother- care/control sub-dimension predicted interpersonal cognitive distortions. The results indicate that interpersonal cognitive distortion is affected by bonding to the mother as a significant variable in person’s history and sexism as an imposed social norm. As a result, in order to decrease interpersonal cognitive distortions, preventive studies on sexism may be crucial in the education process and mental health services.
Highlights
Relationships that people establish with other people are influenced by many cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects
According to cognitive behavioral approaches, cognitive distortions are an important factor in the emergence of non-functional emotions and behaviors (Beck, 2001)
The third component is "mind reading", which expresses the unrealistic estimation of emotions and thoughts in interpersonal relationships (Hamamcı & Büyüköztürk, 2003)
Summary
Relationships that people establish with other people are influenced by many cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects. According to cognitive behavioral approaches, cognitive distortions are an important factor in the emergence of non-functional emotions and behaviors (Beck, 2001). There are three important components of cognitive distortions in interpersonal relationship. The first is "interpersonal rejection", which indicates the negative view of people towards others, the negative consequences of which, if they are close, are related and that there should be no closeness in relation to them. The second component is the "unrealistic relationship expectation", which expresses high expectations and standards for both the behavior of themselves and the behavior of others in their relationships. The third component is "mind reading", which expresses the unrealistic estimation of emotions and thoughts in interpersonal relationships (Hamamcı & Büyüköztürk, 2003). Relational cognitive distortions play an important role in the social relations of individuals
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