Abstract
The cognitive/interactionist (C/I) model of interpersonal dependency contends that two central elements of a dependent personality orientation are a schema of the self as powerless and ineffectual, and a resulting desire to obtain and maintain ties to potential caregivers and protectors. Two experiments tested this aspect of the C/I model. Experiment 1 found that dependency level and schema priming combined to predict the amount of time participants were willing to wait for test performance feedback from a professor. Experiment 2 found that varying the likelihood that the professor would be able to offer future help and support moderated the significant dependency and priming effects obtained in Experiment 1. These results support the C/I model; theoretical and empirical implications are discussed.
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