Hofer Jan, Busch Holger, Raihala Carolin, Poláčková Šolcová Iva, Tavel Peter
University of Trier.
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
J Pers. 2017 Apr;85(2):179-191. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12232. Epub 2015 Nov 21.
Research has shown that the strength of the implicit affiliation-intimacy motive moderates the effects of satisfaction and frustration of the need for affiliation-intimacy: Low relatedness was more closely related to envy for people high in the implicit affiliation-intimacy motive. The present study tests a moderating effect of the strength of the implicit affiliation-intimacy motive on the association between low relatedness and social cynicism in samples of elderly people from Germany, the Czech Republic, and Cameroon. A total of 616 participants provided information on their implicit affiliation-intimacy motive, relatedness, and social cynicism. As hypothesized, a moderation effect of the strength of the implicit affiliation-intimacy motive was found that held true regardless of participants' culture of origin: For people high in the implicit affiliation-intimacy motive, a lack of relatedness was associated with higher levels of social cynicism. Our findings complement other theories stating that positive relationships with others are a significant part of successful aging.
研究表明，内隐的归属亲密动机的强度会调节归属亲密需求的满足与挫折所产生的影响：低关联性与内隐归属亲密动机较强者的嫉妒心理更为密切相关。本研究在来自德国、捷克共和国和喀麦隆的老年人样本中，检验了内隐归属亲密动机强度对低关联性与社会犬儒主义之间关联的调节作用。共有616名参与者提供了有关其内隐归属亲密动机、关联性和社会犬儒主义的信息。正如所假设的那样，发现内隐归属亲密动机强度的调节作用不受参与者原生文化的影响：对于内隐归属亲密动机较强的人来说，缺乏关联性与更高水平的社会犬儒主义相关。我们的研究结果补充了其他理论，这些理论认为与他人建立积极关系是成功老龄化的重要组成部分。
