Department of Psychology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Nov 26;12(1):694. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-02212-8.
Approach/avoidance behavior is a basic human behavior pattern. However, more recent studies have demonstrated that this behavior pattern greatly differs among individuals. This heterogeneity has promoted research on exploring the predictive value of individual differences. Based on Person-Context Interaction Theory, the current study focused on the impact of face trustworthiness on adolescents' approach/avoidance behavior with varied social anxiety traits. Results revealed that the avoidance behavior of highly anxiety individuals was affected by face trustworthiness, while in contrast, individuals with low levels of anxiety were only affected by face trustworthiness in their approach behavior. This indicates that adolescents tend to be more responsive to external influences in behaviors where they have greater proficiency, whereas external factors have a less significant impact on behaviors in which they lack skill. Results were also interpreted in terms of two independent social motivations, which may benefit the development of adolescents' interpersonal relationships and the solution of extended problems caused by social problems.
趋近/回避行为是一种基本的人类行为模式。然而，最近的研究表明，这种行为模式在个体之间存在很大差异。这种异质性促进了对个体差异预测价值的研究。基于人-情境交互理论，本研究关注的是面部可信度对具有不同社交焦虑特质的青少年趋近/回避行为的影响。结果表明，高焦虑个体的回避行为受到面部可信度的影响，而相反，低焦虑个体仅在趋近行为中受到面部可信度的影响。这表明，青少年在他们更擅长的行为中更倾向于对外界影响做出反应，而在他们缺乏技能的行为中，外部因素的影响则较小。研究结果还从两种独立的社会动机的角度进行了解释，这可能有助于青少年人际关系的发展和解决由社交问题引起的扩展问题。
