University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA.
The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2020 Dec;46(12):1665-1681. doi: 10.1177/0146167220910872. Epub 2020 Mar 19.
Although people may think that money improves one's relationships, research suggests otherwise. Focusing on money is associated with spending less time maintaining relationships and less desire to rely on others for help. But does focusing on money relate to worse social outcomes? We propose that when people base their self-esteem on financial success-that is, have financially contingent self-worth-they are likely to feel pressured to pursue success in this domain, which may come at the expense of spending time with close others. Consistent with this idea, results of four cross-sectional studies ( = 2,439) and a daily diary study ( = 246) revealed that basing one's self-worth on financial success is associated with greater feelings of loneliness and social disconnection, and this may be related to experiencing less autonomy and spending less time with family and friends.
尽管人们可能认为金钱可以改善人际关系，但研究结果却并非如此。关注金钱会导致人们花更少的时间来维持人际关系，也不太愿意寻求他人的帮助。但是，关注金钱是否会导致更糟糕的社交结果呢？我们认为，当人们将自尊心建立在财务成功上，也就是说，拥有与财务相关的自我价值时，他们很可能会感到有压力在这个领域追求成功，这可能会以牺牲与亲密他人共度时光为代价。四项横截面研究（n=2439）和一项日常日记研究（n=246）的结果与这一观点一致，结果表明，将自我价值建立在财务成功上与更强烈的孤独感和社会脱节感有关，这可能与体验到的自主性较少以及与家人和朋友共度的时间较少有关。
