Is teasing meant to be mean or nice? Retrospective reports of adolescent social experiences and teasing attitudes

IF 1.8 4区心理学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Pub Date : 2024-07-31 DOI:10.1111/pere.12567

Naomi C. Z. Andrews, Oya Pakkal, Molly Dawes

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Abstract

Peer teasing has contradictory conceptualizations, including teasing that is playful, and teasing that is akin to bullying. In addition to individuals potentially having different conceptualizations of teasing, and despite the inherently social nature of teasing, little is known about the social correlates of teasing attitudes. The current study aimed to examine multifaceted teasing attitudes (i.e., aggressive, affectionate, or romantic interest teasing), and to assess how past social experiences (victimization, popularity, social satisfaction/self‐concept) relate to teasing attitudes. Young adults (N = 437, 17–25 years old, 65% female) reported on multifaceted teasing attitudes on a Teasing Attitudes Scale developed for this study. Participants also reported retrospectively on adolescent social experiences. Findings validated the Teasing Attitudes Scale, showing that young adults have distinct attitudes toward teasing as aggressive, affectionate, and indicating romantic interest. Participants who reported victimization by bullying, lower popularity (girls only), social satisfaction, and social self‐concept were more likely to view teasing as aggressive. Participants who had been victims of non‐bullying aggression viewed teasing as affectionate, and those with high social satisfaction and self‐concept viewed teasing as for romantic interest purposes. Implications for understanding the complexities of teasing and its associations with individual attitudes and adolescent social experiences will be discussed.

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取笑是为了刻薄还是友好？青少年社交经历和取笑态度的回顾性报告

同伴间的戏弄在概念上存在矛盾，包括嬉戏的戏弄和类似于欺凌的戏弄。除了个人对戏弄可能有不同的概念外，尽管戏弄本身具有社会性，但人们对戏弄态度的社会相关性知之甚少。本研究旨在考察多方面的戏弄态度（即攻击性、亲昵性或浪漫兴趣戏弄），并评估过去的社会经历（受害情况、受欢迎程度、社会满意度/自我概念）与戏弄态度之间的关系。青少年（437 人，17-25 岁，65% 为女性）在为本研究编制的 "挑逗态度量表 "上报告了多方面的挑逗态度。参与者还回顾了青少年时期的社会经历。研究结果验证了 "戏弄态度量表"，表明青少年对戏弄的态度有攻击性、亲和性和表示浪漫兴趣三种。据报告曾遭受欺凌、受欢迎程度较低（仅限女孩）、社会满意度较低和社会自我概念较低的参与者更有可能将取笑视为具有攻击性。曾遭受过非欺凌性攻击的受试者则认为戏弄具有亲和力，而那些社会满意度和自我概念较高的受试者则认为戏弄是出于浪漫兴趣的目的。本文将讨论理解戏弄的复杂性及其与个人态度和青少年社会经历的关联的意义。

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PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Multiple-

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2.40

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期刊介绍： Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome.