ABSTRACT

Experts warned of increased stress for people confined at home during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, increased time spent communicating with loved ones may have had benefits, depending on the type of interactions and social energy they required. Using communicate bond belong (CBB) theory, we examined relationships between social energy expenditure and four outcomes: interaction satisfaction, loneliness, and feelings of being trapped with one’s romantic partner and/or children. We also examined how two forms of communication interaction (frequency of social support provision and conflict) within the home were associated with outcomes and how interaction type may moderate relationships between social energy expenditure and outcomes. Results supported all but one of the main effects hypotheses. Relationships between social energy expenditure and each outcome were moderated by frequency of support provision and/or conflict, such that negative outcomes were mitigated by frequent social support provision and exacerbated by frequent conflict. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for CBB theory and for those confined to their homes with relational partners.

摘要

专家警告说，在 COVID-19 大流行的最初几个月里，被限制在家中的人们的压力会增加。然而，增加与亲人交流的时间可能会带来好处，具体取决于他们所需的互动类型和社交能量。使用沟通联系归属 (CBB) 理论，我们研究了社会能量消耗与四种结果之间的关系：互动满意度、孤独感以及被伴侣和/或孩子困住的感觉。我们还研究了家庭内两种形式的交流互动（提供社会支持和冲突的频率）如何与结果相关，以及互动类型如何调节社会能量消耗和结果之间的关系。结果支持除一个主要效应假设之外的所有假设。社会能量消耗与每个结果之间的关系受到支持和/或冲突频率的调节，因此负面结果因频繁提供社会支持而减轻，而因频繁冲突而加剧。结果讨论了它们对 CBB 理论和那些与关系伙伴在家中的人的影响。