When selecting among potential supporters, goal pursuers prefer close over distant friends. Using the transactive goal dynamics perspective, we proposed that such preference is partially motivated by concerns for accessibility. Indeed, one correlational study (Study 1) showed that goal pursuers selected close friends partly because they were more accessible. Three additional experiments asked participants to seek support by calling either a close or a distant friend. In this setup, the close friend’s support was either as helpful as (Study 2) or less helpful than the distant friend’s (Studies 3a and 3b). In these situations, we still observed a general preference for close friends, but this preference was reduced (a) when the difficulty of reaching the close friend was elevated (Study 2) and (b) when they could resort to the nonchosen friend if necessary (Studies 3a and 3b). How concerns for accessibility influence the use of social networks will be discussed..

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为什么目标追求者更喜欢寻求亲密朋友的支持：无障碍获取的作用

在潜在支持者中进行选择时，目标追求者更喜欢近距离而不是远距离的朋友。使用交互式目标动力学的观点，我们提出这种偏爱部分是出于对可访问性的关注。确实，一项相关研究（研究1）表明，目标追求者之所以选择亲密朋友，部分原因是因为他们更容易获得。另外三个实验要求参与者通过打电话给亲密朋友或遥远朋友寻求支持。在此设置中，密友的支持与（研究2）一样有帮助，或没有远方的朋友（研究3a和3b）帮助。在这种情况下，我们仍然观察到普遍偏爱亲密的朋友，但是这种偏好降低了（a）当与亲密朋友接触的难度增加时（研究2），（b）当他们必要时可以求助于未选择的朋友（研究3a和3b）。将讨论对可访问性的关注如何影响社交网络的使用。