Investigating solitude as a tool for downregulation of daily arousal using ecological momentary assessments.

IF 5 1区 心理学 Q1 Psychology
Thuy-Vy T Nguyen, Delali Konu, Samuel Forbes
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Abstract

Objective: This research explored arousal levels as a motivating factor for solitude-seeking. We hypothesized that solitude becomes more desirable when high-arousal emotions were heightened and individual differences in extraversion and neuroticism would moderate this pattern.

Method: We tracked individuals' hourly experiences throughout a day. We assessed their high-arousal positive (e.g., excitement) and negative emotions (e.g., tension), whether they were alone or with others, and their preferred situation at the time of the signal. We gathered 4338 surveys from 362 participants, with 103 participants completing all hourly surveys.

Results: Preference for and incidence of solitude changed throughout the day. Contrary to our hypotheses, lagged analyses did not indicate high-arousal emotions predicting reports of being alone an hour later. However, individuals were more likely to express a preference for solitude while experiencing high-arousal negative emotions, and less so while experiencing positive emotions. Younger individuals display stronger preference for solitude during experiences of high-arousal negative emotions. Extraversion and neuroticism did not moderate these patterns.

Conclusions: The results highlight the distinctive appeal of solitude as a space for young adults to deal with negative emotions. We discussed how these findings are connected to existing literature and implications for future research.

利用生态学瞬间评估,研究独处作为下调日常唤醒的工具。
研究目的本研究探讨了唤醒水平作为寻求独处动机的一个因素。我们假设,当高唤醒情绪高涨时,独处会变得更受欢迎,而外向性和神经质的个体差异会缓和这种模式:我们对个体一天中每小时的经历进行了追踪。我们评估了他们的高唤醒积极情绪(如兴奋)和消极情绪(如紧张),他们是独自一人还是与他人在一起,以及他们在发出信号时的首选情境。我们收集了 362 名参与者的 4338 份调查问卷,其中 103 名参与者完成了所有的小时调查:结果:对独处的偏好和独处的发生率全天都在变化。与我们的假设相反,滞后分析并没有表明高焦虑情绪会预测一小时后的独处报告。然而,在经历高焦虑负面情绪时,个体更倾向于表示独处,而在经历积极情绪时则不那么倾向于独处。年轻人在经历高焦虑负面情绪时更倾向于独处。外向性和神经质对这些模式没有调节作用:这些结果凸显了独处作为年轻人处理负面情绪的空间的独特魅力。我们讨论了这些发现与现有文献的联系以及对未来研究的影响。
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Journal of Personality
Journal of Personality PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
CiteScore
9.60
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6.00%
发文量
100
期刊介绍: Journal of Personality publishes scientific investigations in the field of personality. It focuses particularly on personality and behavior dynamics, personality development, and individual differences in the cognitive, affective, and interpersonal domains. The journal reflects and stimulates interest in the growth of new theoretical and methodological approaches in personality psychology.
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