The course is seminar - based and focuses on applying contemporary theory and research to understanding how the social environment shapes who we are and how we behave within interpersonal contexts. (psych.auckland.ac.nz)
is selectively designed to contend with threat in interpersonal contexts. (researchgate.net)
For instance, in their prospective study among young adolescents, Garber and Flynn (Garber and Flynn, 2001) found that negative self - worth develops as an outcome of low maternal acceptance, a maternal history of depression and exposure to negative interpersonal contexts, such as negative parenting practices, early history of child maltreatment, negative feedback from significant others on one's competence, and family discord and disruption. (academic.oup.com)