尬指导语言选择的选择.
Becky K Y Lau1, Veronica Vazquez-Olivieri2, Claire Guang2
1University of Chicago, Department of Psychology, United States; University of Chicago Booth School of Business, United States.
Cognition
|November 13, 2025
概括
双语者经常选择外语来讨论尬的话题,减少情绪上的痛苦. 这种语言选择是双语人士有效的情绪调节策略.
科学领域:
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 社会语言学 社会语言学
背景情况:
- 双语包括在日常沟通中导航语言选择.
- 了解双语者语言选择的心理基础至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查双语者是否利用语言选择作为情绪调节的工具.
- 检查预期的情感影响在指导语言偏好的作用.
主要方法:
- 进行了四项实验,对1083名双语参与者进行了多种语言 (中文,英语,西班牙语) 的测试.
- 评估了参与者讨论敏感话题的语言偏好.
- 分析了本土与文化关联对语言选择的影响.
主要成果:
- 双语者更喜欢使用外语而不是母语来讨论尬的话题.
- 这种偏好与减少情绪和人际关系后果的期望有关.
- 无论语言的文化关联如何,这种影响仍然存在,强调了"本土"的作用.
结论:
- 语言选择可以作为双语者情绪调节机制.
- 使用外语创造了情感距离,减轻了讨论讨厌主题的影响.
- 双语者战略性地使用外语来管理情感体验.
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