Social Interactions and Well-Being: The Surprising Power of Weak Ties
Social Interactions and Well-Being: The Surprising Power of Weak Ties
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社会互动与幸福 弱关系的惊人力量
DOI：
10.1177/0146167214529799
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发表时间：
2014-07-01
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Dunn, Elizabeth W.
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作者：
Sandstrom, Gillian M.;Dunn, Elizabeth W.
尽管我们每天都会与广泛的人际网络互动，但社会心理学文献主要关注与亲密朋友和家人的互动。本研究测试了主观幸福感是否不仅与这些强关系的互动有关，而且还与与弱社会关系（即熟人）的互动有关。在研究 1 中，当学生与比平时更多的同学互动时，他们会体验到更大的幸福感和更强的归属感。扩大研究 2A 和 2B 的范围以包括所有日常互动（强关系和弱关系），我们再次发现弱关系与社交和情感健康相关。目前的结果凸显了弱关系的力量，表明即使是与我们社交网络中较外围成员的社交互动也有助于我们的福祉。
Although we interact with a wide network of people on a daily basis, the social psychology literature has primarily focused on interactions with close friends and family. The present research tested whether subjective well-being is related not only to interactions with these strong ties but also to interactions with weak social ties (i.e., acquaintances). In Study 1, students experienced greater happiness and greater feelings of belonging on days when they interacted with more classmates than usual. Broadening the scope in Studies 2A and 2B to include all daily interactions (with both strong and weak ties), we again found that weak ties are related to social and emotional well-being. The current results highlight the power of weak ties, suggesting that even social interactions with the more peripheral members of our social networks contribute to our well-being.