Negative social interactions have been linked to worse psychological health. However, individuals’ perceptions of negative interactions may depend on relational interdependent self-construal or how much they define the self in terms of their close relationships. The current analysis examined whether the effect of three different stressors on daily mood is moderated by having a relational self-construal. Participants (N = 833) from a national, community-based study reported relational self-construal, the experience of three types of stressors, negative affect, and positive affect on 8 consecutive days. Compared to less relationally interdependent individuals, more relationally interdependent individuals experienced a greater increase in negative affect from the prior day when an interpersonal conflict occurred but a lesser increase in negative affect from the prior day when an interpersonal conflict was avoided. These results suggest that the type of interpersonal stressor determines whether self-construal is a risk factor or protective factor for psychological health.

消极的社会互动与更糟糕的心理健康有关。然而，个人对消极互动的看法可能取决于相互依赖的关系自我结构或他们根据亲密关系定义自我的程度。目前的分析检查了三种不同压力源对日常情绪的影响是否通过关系自我构念来调节。参与者 ( N= 833) 来自一项全国性的、基于社区的研究，报告了连续 8 天的关系自我构念、三种压力源、负面影响和正面影响的体验。与关系相互依赖程度较低的个体相比，关系相互依赖程度较高的个体在发生人际冲突的前一天经历了更大的负面情绪增加，但与避免人际冲突的前一天相比，负面情绪的增加幅度较小。这些结果表明，人际压力源的类型决定了自我构念是心理健康的危险因素还是保护因素。