complementarity

Complementarity is a normative pattern of interpersonal interaction in which dominance begets submissiveness and warmth begets warmth. Deviations and from complementarity can signal strain or psychopathology, but they can also be used strategically in therapy or other interactions. In this video i describe complementarity within and across interpersonal situations. For more information, check out: Pincus, A.L. & Hopwood, C.J. (2025). The Interpersonal Situation: Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory, assessment, and psychotherapy. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/interpersonal-situation Horowitz, L. M., Wilson, K. R., Turan, B., Zolotsev, P., Constantino, M. J., & Henderson, L. (2006). How interpersonal motives clarify the meaning of interpersonal behavior: A revised circumplex model. Personality and social psychology review, 10(1), 67-86. Sadler, P., Ethier, N., & Woody, E. (2010). Interpersonal complementarity. Handbook of interpersonal psychology: Theory, research, assessment, and therapeutic interventions, 123-142.