Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2023 Feb;15(1):217-237. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12401. Epub 2022 Sep 22.
This study investigated how time to oneself (solitude) is experienced under conditions of extended togetherness with household members during the pandemic. Both structural (living arrangements) and qualitative characteristics (relationship quality and conflict) were examined for their association with solitude desire and daily solitude-affect links. We expected that people living with others and those with more high-quality as well as those with more conflictual relationships would report better affect quality when experiencing solitude. A Canadian adult lifespan sample (N = 141; M = 38.43 years, SD = 17.51; 81% female; 73% White; data collected from April to August 2020) provided information on household size and relationship characteristics and completed repeated daily life assessments of solitude desire, solitude, and affect. Findings show that living arrangements were not associated with an increased desire for solitude or better affect quality from solitude. Individuals reporting higher relationship quality and individuals reporting more conflict showed more favorable affect quality on days when they had time in solitude than individuals reporting lower quality relationships and lower conflict. Findings add to the growing solitude literature by delineating who seeks and benefits from solitude, and under what conditions.
本研究调查了在大流行期间与家庭成员长时间共处的情况下，人们是如何体验属于自己的时间（独处）的。本研究考察了结构因素（居住安排）和定性特征（关系质量和冲突）与独处愿望和日常独处影响之间的联系。我们预计，与他人同住、关系质量较高、冲突较多的人在独处时会报告更好的情绪质量。加拿大成年人全生命周期样本（N=141；M=38.43 岁，SD=17.51；81%为女性；73%为白人；数据收集于 2020 年 4 月至 8 月）提供了家庭规模和关系特征的信息，并完成了关于独处愿望、独处和情绪的重复日常生活评估。研究结果表明，居住安排与增加独处愿望或改善独处时的情绪质量无关。报告关系质量较高和报告冲突较多的个体，在有独处时间的日子里，其情绪质量比报告关系质量较低和冲突较少的个体更有利。这些发现通过描绘谁寻求独处、谁从独处中受益以及在什么条件下受益，为日益增长的独处文献增添了内容。
