Analysis of over 2,000 moments of social interaction collected through smartphone-based experience sampling showed that, over a week-long period, people who have experienced negative relations with others (relative to those who have not), interacted with individuals from less-established relationships, perceived less partner responsiveness during interactions (particularly from their established relationship partners), and were more likely to report being alone than engaged in positive communication episodes. People with high negative relations with others also tended to have lower perceptions of affective well-being and relational connection, and greater perceptions of stress-related cognition, during moments of social interaction. Yet, results also indicated that while positive communication appears harder to come by for people with high negative relations with others, these individuals gain outsized benefits from positive interaction when it occurs (e.g., sharper increases in well-being and decreases in stress). This suggests that heightened negative relations with others might lead people to “hyperabsorb” the benefits of positive moments of communication. The results have implications for key perspectives on communication, relational life, and well-being (i.e., affection deprivation, appraisal, implicit vigilance, and resource insufficiency) and suggest potential routes for intervention development for people with difficult relational lives.

对通过基于智能手机的经验抽样收集的2,000多个社交互动时刻的分析表明，在长达一周的时间里，与他人（相对于那些没有经历过负面关系）的人经历了与负面关系的互动，并与关系不明确的人进行了互动，在互动过程中（尤其是与已建立关系的伴侣）感觉不到伴侣的反应能力，并且比起积极的交流事件，他们更有可能报告自己处于孤独状态。在社交互动时，与他人的负面关系较高的人往往对情感幸福感和关系的认识较低，而对与压力相关的认知的认识较高。然而，结果还表明，虽然对于与他人具有高度消极关系的人来说，进行正面交流似乎比较困难，但是当正面互动发生时，这些人会从中获得巨大的收益（例如，幸福感的急剧增加和压力的减少）。这表明与他人的消极关系加剧可能会导致人们“过度吸收”积极交流的好处。结果对沟通，关系生活和幸福（即，情感缺失，评估，内隐的警惕和资源不足）的关键观点产生了影响，并为关系生活困难的人们提出了发展干预措施的潜在途径。的幸福感急剧增加，压力减轻）。这表明与他人的消极关系加剧可能会导致人们“过度吸收”积极交流的好处。结果对沟通，关系生活和幸福（即，情感缺失，评估，内隐的警惕和资源不足）的关键观点产生了影响，并为关系生活困难的人们提出了发展干预措施的潜在途径。的幸福感急剧增加，压力减轻）。这表明与他人的消极关系加剧可能会导致人们“过度吸收”积极交流的好处。结果对沟通，关系生活和幸福（即，情感缺失，评估，内隐的警惕和资源不足）的关键观点产生了影响，并为关系生活困难的人们提出了发展干预措施的潜在途径。