Quality Conversation Can Increase Daily Well-Being

IF 4.9 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Research Pub Date : 2023-01-27 DOI:10.1177/00936502221139363

Jeffrey A. Hall, Amanda J. Holmstrom, Natalie Pennington, Evan K. Perrault, D. Totzkay

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Abstract

The associations among the frequency and quality of social interactions and in-the-moment and global well-being have been well-documented. Fewer studies explore whether the content of social interactions is associated with well-being using experimental methods. Drawing from the communicate bond belong theory, seven candidate communication episodes and behaviors were identified. In three studies, participants ( NStudy 1 = 347, NStudy 2 = 310, NStudy 3 = 250) were randomly assigned to engage in one of these communication episodes or behaviors and then completed end-of-day measures of well-being. Compared to participants in the control groups, participants engaging in candidate behaviors experienced increased well-being. MANCOVA results from all studies suggest the frequency of engaging in candidate behaviors was associated with increased well-being. A mini-meta-analysis found a weighted average effect size of d = 0.255. Results suggest that engaging in as little as one communication behavior with one friend in a day can improve daily well-being.

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高质量的谈话可以增加日常幸福感

社会互动的频率和质量以及当前情况与全球福祉之间的关联已得到充分记录。很少有研究使用实验方法来探讨社交互动的内容是否与幸福感有关。根据沟通纽带归属理论，确定了7个候选沟通事件和行为。在三项研究中，参与者（NStudy 1 = 347，NStudy 2 = 310，NStudy 3 = 250）被随机分配参与这些交流事件或行为中的一个，然后完成一天结束时的幸福感测量。与对照组的参与者相比，参与候选行为的参与者体验到了更高的幸福感。所有研究的MANCOVA结果表明，参与候选行为的频率与幸福感的增加有关。一项小型荟萃分析发现，加权平均效应大小为d = 0.255.研究结果表明，一天中与一个朋友进行一次交流行为可以改善日常生活。

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Communication Research COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： Empirical research in communication began in the 20th century, and there are more researchers pursuing answers to communication questions today than at any other time. The editorial goal of Communication Research is to offer a special opportunity for reflection and change in the new millennium. To qualify for publication, research should, first, be explicitly tied to some form of communication; second, be theoretically driven with results that inform theory; third, use the most rigorous empirical methods; and fourth, be directly linked to the most important problems and issues facing humankind. Critieria do not privilege any particular context; indeed, we believe that the key problems facing humankind occur in close relationships, groups, organiations, and cultures.