Abstract
Mania is associated with social conflict, reduced social support, and reduced social interaction quality (Breyer etal., 2003; Coryell etal., 1998; Morriss etal., 2007). Chronic stress in interpersonal relationships is related to the worsening of mood symptoms (Kim etal., 2007), suggesting the importance of characterizing the mechanism of interpersonal relationship disruption in bipolar disorder. The current study was designed to investigate exaggerated dominance tendencies present in at-risk individuals (Gardner, 1982; Wilson and Price, 2006), which may represent one such mechanism. Sixty-nine University undergraduate participants (50.7% female, 22 categorized as high mania risk) completed an implicit measure of power motivation and series of self-report questionnaires designed to assess dominance-relevant traits. Risk for mania was related to a tendency to experience contempt, and an implicit index of dominance tendencies, and also to trait-like tendencies to experience pride, perceptions of being more powerful and influential across relationships,. Use of an undergraduate population and a dimensional measure of mania risk (rather than diagnosed individuals) are limitations. Mania risk is tied not only to the pursuit of dominance, but also to beliefs and actions consistent with a sense of power. Current findings provide evidence that the dominance system profile observed in those at risk for mania could be one source of interpersonal problems.
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