Thompson Sophia, Deaner Kaitlyn, Franco Marisa G
College Park, MD USA.
J Health Serv Psychol. 2023 Jun 2:1-9. doi: 10.1007/s42843-023-00085-w.
Friendships have been declining for the past 30 years, resulting in severe mental and physical health consequences. However, multiple barriers prevent individuals from initiating and maintaining connections. This paper highlights the individual and societal-level challenges that limit social connection including fear of rejection, insecure attachment style, structural racism, and increased use of technology. To help clients make friends, we recommend clinicians assess loneliness, social competency, and attachment style; administer cognitive behavioral or behavioral activation therapies; and guide clients to assume others like them and be self-compassionate.
在过去30年里，友谊一直在减少，导致了严重的身心健康后果。然而，多种障碍阻碍了人们建立和维持人际关系。本文强调了限制社会联系的个人和社会层面的挑战，包括对被拒绝的恐惧、不安全的依恋风格、结构性种族主义以及技术使用的增加。为了帮助客户交朋友，我们建议临床医生评估孤独感、社交能力和依恋风格；实施认知行为疗法或行为激活疗法；并引导客户假定其他人喜欢他们并自我同情。
