Penn State University Abington.
Miami University.
J Soc Psychol. 2019;159(6):709-724. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2018.1558882. Epub 2019 Jan 9.
Motivations to foster social connections drive much of human behavior. While these motivations vary across both situations and time, no scale exists assessing them at the state level. In the current work, we develop such a state measure, yielding a two-factor solution: motivation to foster social connections with existing and with new social targets. Across nine studies with almost 2000 participants, the scale shows good factor structure and reliability, as well as convergent and divergent validity. In two experimental studies, it also showed sensitivity to manipulations of regulatory focus and hunger. Implications for future research on social interactions and other uses of the scale are discussed.
促进社会联系的动机驱动着人类的大部分行为。虽然这些动机因情境和时间的不同而有所差异，但目前还没有评估其在州级层面的量表。在目前的研究中，我们开发了这样一种州级测量工具，得到了一个包含两个因素的解决方案：与现有和新的社交目标建立社交联系的动机。在包含近 2000 名参与者的九项研究中，该量表显示出良好的因子结构和可靠性，以及收敛和发散效度。在两项实验研究中，它还显示出对调节焦点和饥饿感的操纵的敏感性。讨论了该量表在未来对社会互动和其他用途的研究的影响。
