Hessel Elenda T, Loeb Emily L, Szwedo David E, Allen Joseph P
University of Virginia.
James Madison University.
J Res Adolesc. 2016 Dec;26(4):776-789. doi: 10.1111/jora.12229. Epub 2015 Oct 12.
This study examined adolescents' ability to utilize emotional repair-to actively change negative moods to more positive moods-as a predictor of the quality of their developing peer and romantic relationships over time. Utilizing observational data and partners' reports, adolescents ( = 184), their close peers, and their romantic partners were followed from ages 15-19. Adolescents with initially stronger emotional repair abilities were rated as increasingly socially competent over time, and both displayed and experienced increasingly positive interactive behaviors with close peers over time. These adolescents' romantic partners also reported more positive relationships, with enhanced communication, and fewer critical, blaming, or hostile interactions. Implications for the role of emotional repair abilities in the development of successful relationships during adolescence are discussed.
本研究考察了青少年运用情绪修复（即积极地将消极情绪转变为更积极的情绪）的能力，以此作为预测他们同伴关系和恋爱关系质量随时间发展的指标。利用观察数据和伴侣的报告，对184名青少年及其亲密同伴和恋爱伴侣从15岁至19岁进行了跟踪研究。随着时间的推移，最初情绪修复能力较强的青少年被评为社交能力越来越强，并且与亲密同伴展示并经历了越来越积极的互动行为。这些青少年的恋爱伴侣也报告称关系更积极，沟通增强，批评、指责或敌对互动减少。文中讨论了情绪修复能力在青少年时期成功关系发展中的作用。
