Happiness and Social Behavior

Quoidbach, Jordi; Taquet, Maxime; Desseilles, Martin; Montjoye, Yves-Alexandre de; Gross, James J.

doi:10.1177/0956797619849666

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“…People's predictions are inaccurate on all six of the fear composites that we examined. The current results also make a convincing case that, despite the fact that people's predictions are massively inaccurate, when they do talk to strangers, their conversations generally go well; this is consistent with a growing body of research (Epley & Schroeder, 2014;Sandstrom et al, under review;Sandstrom & Dunn, 2014a; but see Quoidbach et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 88%

Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger

Sandstrom

Boothby

2020

Self and Identity

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People are often reluctant to talk to strangers, despite the fact that they are happier when they do so. We investigate this apparent paradox, meta-analyzing pre-conversation predictions and postconversation experiences across seven studies (N = 2304). We examine: fears of not enjoying the conversation, not liking one's partner, and lacking conversational skills; fears of the partner not enjoying the conversation, not liking oneself, and lacking conversational skills. We examine the relative strength of these fears, and show that the fears are related to talking behavior. We report evidence that people's fears are overblown. Finally, we report two interventions designed to reduce fears: conversation tips, and the experience of a pleasant conversation. Ultimately, this research shows that conversations go better than expected.

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confidence: 88%

Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger

Sandstrom

Boothby

2020

Self and Identity

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“…Living with a partner is also protective of loneliness compared to being single and living alone-and even compared to having a partner but not cohabiting [21]. In a large study following 30,000 people, the most important social behavior that predicted well-being was the amount of time spent with a partner [27]. However, although the weight of the evidence supports the benefits of living with partners on social connection, the stress caused by the pandemic-and the friction associated with couples forced to spend all day together in close quarters (see [28], for examples)-may also negatively impact relationships [29].…”

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confidence: 99%

Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It’s not (household) size that matters, it’s who you’re with

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To slow the transmission of COVID-19, countries around the world have implemented social distancing and stay-at-home policies—potentially leading people to rely more on household members for their sense of closeness and belonging. To understand the conditions under which people felt the most connected, we examined whether changes in overall feelings of social connection varied by household size and composition. In two pre-registered studies, undergraduates in Canada (NStudy 1 = 548) and adults primarily from the U.S. and U.K. (NStudy 2 = 336) reported their perceived social connection once before and once during the pandemic. In both studies, living with a partner robustly and uniquely buffered shifts in social connection during the first phases of the pandemic (βStudy 1 = .22, βStudy 2 = .16). In contrast, neither household size nor other aspects of household composition predicted changes in connection. We discuss implications for future social distancing policies that aim to balance physical health with psychological health.

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“…Proponents of wellbeing research have emphasized the buffering role of social support against the deleterious effects of distress (Gariepy et al, 2016;Compton and Hoffman, 2013). This impact of social support in reducing distress and promoting well-being cannot be overemphasized (Kim, 2020;Myers and Diener, 2018;Quoidbach et al, 2019). Support from social relations could be sourced from co-workers, family, neighbours, friends, or significant others.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sources of perceived social support on resilience amongst parents raising children with special needs in Ghana

Dey

Amponsah

2020

Heliyon

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Background: While parenting a child with special needs is burdensome, some parents do overcome through protective resources. Social support has been widely linked to this unique ability to overcome the challenges of raising a child with special needs. In spite of this, there is still paucity of research about the influence of the sources of perceived social support on this ability, known as resilience. Aim: This study examined three sources of perceived social support-family, friends and significant other-on the resilience of Ghanaian parents raising children with special needs while adjusting for covariates (parental gender, marital status and educational level). Methods: One hundred and seven (107) biological parents were recruited from special schools and parents support groups in Accra, Ghana. They completed paper-and-pencil or online questionnaires on resilience and perceived social support. Results: Output from hierarchical multiple regression after adjusting for covariates showed that only support from significant others predicted resilience. Additionally, being married was positively and holding a higher education was inversely associated with resilience. Conclusion and implication: These findings indicate the importance of support from significant others in the resiliency of parents but underscore the need to fully integrate and emphasize support from the other sources in resilience enhancing interventions.

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Happiness and Social Behavior

Cited by 93 publications

References 44 publications

Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger

Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger

Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It’s not (household) size that matters, it’s who you’re with

Sources of perceived social support on resilience amongst parents raising children with special needs in Ghana

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