Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
J Health Soc Behav. 2020 Dec;61(4):418-436. doi: 10.1177/0022146520952767. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
Using egocentric network data from the University of California Social Networks Study (1,136 respondents; 11,536 alters), this study examines how difficult ties-an unexplored form of social negativity-are associated with well-being. Findings show that well-being is affected by the quality of the relationship rather than its presence in the network. Having a nondifficult partner is associated with lower loneliness compared to having no partner, but having no partner and having a difficult partner are related to similar levels of loneliness. Likewise, having difficult adult children and having no adult children are associated with reporting greater psychological distress than having nondifficult adult children. Consistent with the stress process model, the negative association of a difficult partner with well-being is buffered when that partner is otherwise supportive and when the other ties in the network are supportive. However, that association is amplified when the other ties are also difficult.
本研究使用加利福尼亚大学社交网络研究（1136 名受访者；11536 名熟人）的自我中心网络数据，考察了困难关系（一种未被探索的社交负面形式）如何与幸福感相关。研究结果表明，幸福感受到关系质量的影响，而不是网络中关系的存在。与没有伴侣相比，有一个非困难的伴侣会降低孤独感，但没有伴侣和有一个困难的伴侣与相似程度的孤独感有关。同样，有困难的成年子女和没有成年子女与报告更大的心理困扰有关，而不是有非困难的成年子女。与压力过程模型一致，当困难的伴侣在其他方面是支持性的，并且网络中的其他关系也是支持性的时，这种困难伴侣与幸福感之间的负面关联会得到缓冲。然而，当其他关系也很困难时，这种关联就会放大。
