在性少数群体关系中自我扩张
Kevin P McIntyre1, Brent A Mattingly2, Ilana Issula1
1Trinity University.
The Journal of social psychology
|March 13, 2024
概括
自我扩展,或通过人际关系增长自己的自我概念,在性少数群体和异性恋个体中是相似的. 高度自我扩张可以缓冲性少数群体的个人对关系压力因素,如内化同消性.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 关系科学科学 关系科学
背景情况:
- 自扩展模型认为,个人通过人际关系来增强自己的自我概念.
- 自我扩张是关系成功的关键预测因素.
- 以前的研究还没有探讨性少数群体内自我扩张的情况.
研究的目的:
- 与异性恋者相比,调查性少数群体中的自我扩张水平.
- 检查自我扩张在性少数群体关系结果中的作用.
- 探索性少数群体压力与人际关系中的自我扩张之间的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 参与者包括226个性少数群体和104个异性恋个体.
- 措施评估了自我扩张,关系结果和性少数群体的压力.
- 统计分析检查了缓和和相关性效应.
主要成果:
- 性少数群体报告的自我扩张水平与异性恋者相当.
- 自我扩张并没有适度关系满意度,投资,或基于性取向的替代品的质量.
- 性少数群体地位调节了自我扩张和承诺之间的联系.
- 对于性少数群体来说,自我扩张与压力因素负相关,例如内化同负性和隐藏性.
- 自我扩张缓冲了压力因素 (内部化同负性,隐藏) 和关系结果 (满意度,承诺) 之间的负面关联.
结论:
- 自我扩张在各种性取向中都是相关的.
- 自我扩张可以减轻少数民族压力对性少数群体关系质量的不利影响.
- 促进自我扩张可能是一个有价值的策略,以提高性少数群体的关系弹性.
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