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Nonlinear Effect of Social Interaction Quantity on Psychological Well-Being: Diminishing Returns or Inverted U?

Ren, Dongning ; Stavrova, Olga ; Loh, Wen Wei Leach, Colin Wayne

Journal of personality and social psychology, 2022-06, Vol.122 (6), p.1056-1074 [Periódico revisado por pares]

United States: American Psychological Association

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  • Título:
    Nonlinear Effect of Social Interaction Quantity on Psychological Well-Being: Diminishing Returns or Inverted U?
  • Autor: Ren, Dongning ; Stavrova, Olga ; Loh, Wen Wei
  • Leach, Colin Wayne
  • Assuntos: Cross-sectional studies ; Diminishing returns ; Ecological momentary assessment ; Female ; Happiness ; Human ; Hypotheses ; Life Satisfaction ; Male ; Psychological well being ; Social contact ; Social Interaction ; Well Being
  • É parte de: Journal of personality and social psychology, 2022-06, Vol.122 (6), p.1056-1074
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  • Descrição: Social contact is an important ingredient of a happy and satisfying life. But is more social contact necessarily better? Although it is well-established that increasing the quantity of social interactions on the low end of its spectrum promotes psychological well-being, the effect of interaction quantity on the high end remains largely unexplored. We propose that the effect of interaction quantity is nonlinear; specifically, at high levels of interaction quantity, its positive effects may be reduced (Diminishing Returns Hypothesis) or even reversed (Inverted U Hypothesis). To test these two competing hypotheses, we conducted a series of six studies involving a total of 161,836 participants using experimental (Study 1), cross-sectional (Studies 2 and 3), daily diary (Study 4), experience sampling (Study 5), and longitudinal survey designs (Study 6). Consistent evidence emerged across the studies supporting the Diminishing Returns Hypothesis. On the low end of the interaction quantity spectrum, increasing interaction quantity enhanced well-being as expected; whereas on the high end of the spectrum, the effect of interaction quantity was reduced or became nearly negligible, but did not turn negative. Taken together, the present research provides compelling evidence that the well-being benefits of social interactions are nearly negligible after moderate quantities of interactions are achieved.
  • Editor: United States: American Psychological Association
  • Idioma: Inglês
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