von Mohr Mariana, Silva Paulo C, Vagnoni Eleonora, Bracher Angelika, Bertoni Tommaso, Serino Andrea, Banissy Michael J, Jenkinson Paul M, Fotopoulou Aikaterini
Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, UK.
School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, London, UK.
iScience. 2023 Jan 11;26(2):105955. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.105955. eCollection 2023 Feb 17.
Following positive social exchanges, the neural representation of interactive space around the body (peripersonal space; PPS) expands, whereas we also feel consciously more comfortable being closer to others (interpersonal distance; ID). However, it is unclear how relational traits, such as attachment styles, interact with the social malleability of our PPS and ID. A first, exploratory study (N=48) using a visuo-tactile, augmented reality task, found that PPS depended on the combined effects of social context and attachment anxiety. A follow-up preregistered study (N = 68), showed that those with high attachment anxiety demonstrated a sharper differentiation between peripersonal and extrapersonal space, even in a non-social context. A final, preregistered large-scale survey (N = 19,417) found that people scoring high in attachment anxiety prefer closer ID and differentiate their ID less based on feelings of social closeness. We conclude that attachment anxiety reduces the social malleability of both peripersonal and interpersonal space.
在积极的社交互动之后，身体周围互动空间（个人周边空间；PPS）的神经表征会扩大，同时我们在意识上也会觉得与他人靠得更近（人际距离；ID）时更加舒适。然而，尚不清楚诸如依恋风格等关系特质如何与我们的个人周边空间和人际距离的社会可塑性相互作用。第一项探索性研究（N = 48）使用视觉触觉增强现实任务，发现个人周边空间取决于社会背景和依恋焦虑的综合影响。一项预先注册的后续研究（N = 68）表明，即使在非社交环境中，高依恋焦虑者在个人周边空间和个人外部空间之间也表现出更明显的区分。最后一项预先注册的大规模调查（N = 19417）发现，依恋焦虑得分高的人更喜欢更近的人际距离，并且基于社会亲近感对人际距离的区分较少。我们得出结论，依恋焦虑会降低个人周边空间和人际空间的社会可塑性。
