SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL PATTERNS IN ADULTHOOD - SUPPORT FOR SOCIOEMOTIONAL SELECTIVITY THEORY
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL PATTERNS IN ADULTHOOD - SUPPORT FOR SOCIOEMOTIONAL SELECTIVITY THEORY
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DOI：
10.1037/0882-7974.7.3.331
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发表时间：
1992-09-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
CARSTENSEN, LL
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作者：
CARSTENSEN, LL
这项研究探讨了源于社会情绪选择理论的两个假设：（a）社交互动的选择性减少始于成年早期；（b）即使互动频率降低，在成年期与重要他人的情感亲密度也是增加而非减少。对来自儿童指导研究的28名女性和22名男性超过34年的访谈记录进行了回顾，并对六种关系中的互动频率、对关系的满意度以及情感亲密度程度进行了评级。与熟人和亲密朋友的互动频率从成年早期开始下降。在同一时期，与配偶和兄弟姐妹的互动频率增加，并且在整个成年期与亲属和亲密朋友的关系中情感亲密度增加。研究结果表明，个体早在老年之前就开始缩小其社交伙伴的范围。
This investigation explored 2 hypotheses derived from socioemotional selectivity theory: (a) Selective reductions in social interaction begin in early adulthood and (b) emotional closeness to significant others increases rather than decreases in adulthood even when rate reductions occur. Transcribed interviews with 28 women and 22 men from the Child Guidance Study, conducted over 34 years, were reviewed and rated for frequency of interaction, satisfaction with the relationship, and degree of emotional closeness in 6 types of relationships. Interaction frequency with acquaintances and close friends declined from early adulthood on. Interaction frequency with spouses and siblings increased across the same time period and emotional closeness increased throughout adulthood in relationships with relatives and close friends. Findings suggest that individuals begin narrowing their range of social partners long before old age.