scholarly journals What Makes for a Pleasant Social Experience? The Role of Perceived Social Interaction Behavior in Associations Between Personality and Momentary Social Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Lucia Wieczorek ◽  
Swantje Mueller ◽  
Oliver Lüdtke ◽  
Jenny Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Communal Behavior ◽  
Interaction Behavior ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Two Factors

Whereas theory and research agree that social interactions are central mediators of the associations between personality and relationship outcomes, less is known about the mechanisms involved. This is particularly evident when looking at adolescence, when social networks restructure and expand. Drawing on experience sampling data from two adolescent samples (overall N > 200), we examined which self and other perceptions of real-life social interaction behaviors contribute to the links between personality (i.e., extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) and momentary satisfaction with social interactions. Multilevel exploratory factor analyses revealed that most social perceptions could be represented by two factors, labeled expressive and communal behavior. As hypothesized, we found that higher extraversion and agreeableness, and lower neuroticism predicted greater satisfaction with social interactions. These associations were mediated by higher perceptions of expressive and communal behavior in the case of agreeableness and extraversion and by lower perceptions of expressive behavior in the case of neuroticism. Contrary to our expectations, the results were the same no matter whether self or other perceptions were used as mediators. We discuss how our results inform about the co-development of personality and social relationships from a microlevel perspective and outline directions for future research on perceived social interaction behavior.

scholarly journals What makes for a pleasant social experience in adolescence? The role of perceived social interaction behavior in associations between personality traits and momentary social satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 089020702110177
Author(s):  
Larissa L Wieczorek ◽  
Swantje Mueller ◽  
Oliver Lüdtke ◽  
Jenny Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Social Satisfaction ◽  
Interaction Behavior ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Two Factors

Whereas theory and research agree that social interactions are central mediators of the associations between personality traits and relationship outcomes, less is known about the mechanisms involved. This is particularly evident when looking at adolescence, when social networks restructure and expand. Drawing on experience sampling data from two adolescent samples (overall N > 200), we examined which self- and other-perceptions of real-life social interaction behaviors contribute to the links between personality traits (i.e., extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) and momentary satisfaction with social interactions. Multilevel exploratory factor analyses revealed that most social perceptions could be represented by two factors, labeled expressive and communal behavior. As hypothesized, we found that higher extraversion and agreeableness and lower neuroticism predicted greater social satisfaction. These associations were mediated by perceptions of more expressive and communal behaviors in the case of agreeableness and extraversion and perceptions of less expressive behavior in the case of neuroticism. Contrary to our expectations, the results were the same no matter whether self- or other-perceptions were used as mediators. We discuss how our results provide information about the co-development of personality traits and social relationships from a microlevel perspective and outline directions for future research on perceived social interaction behavior.

Learning Real-Life Lessons From Online Games

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia G. Lange
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Life Lessons ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Games have received increased scholarly attention due to the economic value they generate. Yet, some studies still conceptualize games as ‘‘virtual’’ realms that are theoretically distinct from ‘‘real world’’ experiences. Based on an ethnographic investigation of two online, text-based gaming environments, this study analyzes dynamics such as technical acculturation, access to technical knowledge, and opportunities for self-expression by studying social interaction that occurred in non-revenue-generating games. Frameworks that focus on dynamics such as in-game conversation in broader game-centric domains or ecologies should be considered to accommodate a wider variety of gaming forms and related interdisciplinary research questions. Different games have different consequences, and it is important to understand the varying consequential contexts that games afford. Whether or not the consequences may be measured economically, it is nevertheless important to consider how social interactions may complicate forms of self-expression in ways that impact the human spirit.

The influence of spatial design characteristics on low-rise residential neighbourhoods in Basra city

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-585
Author(s):  
Hani Alahmed ◽  
Wa’el Alaghbari ◽  
Rahinah Ibrahim ◽  
Azizah Salim
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Design Characteristics

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the ways that could enhance residents’ social interaction in low-rise residential building neighbourhoods of Basra city in Iraq. The lack of social interaction among residents of Basra city prompted the authors to frame a strategy for this case study. Design/methodology/approach – The spatial design characteristics of low-rise residential building neighbourhoods implicated to support the residents in terms of social interactions in comparison to those exhibited by a single home and traditional neighbourhoods. The statistical data demonstrated that by using this strategy, several unique features of secured, collective, responsive and supportive spaces could enhance the residents’ social interaction. Findings – This study found that all collective space factors have a significant influence on social interaction. “Fostering proper proximity and accessibility” factor was ranked first and the most significant factor with an influence on social interaction. Secured spaces (hierarchical spatial structure, physical security supports and construct) have a significant influence on social interaction. The most interesting finding in this study is that all factors of the supportive spaces construct have a significant influence on social interaction. Finally, this study showed that two factors of the responsive spaces construct, increasing variety and increasing legibility, have an insignificant influence on social interaction. Originality/value – The design of low-rise residential building neighbourhoods in Basra city may be used to develop social interaction as the contributing factor for maintaining values of traditional neighbourhood communities. This study highlights certain recommendations for architects, especially urban designers, to reinforce residents’ social interaction in low-rise residential building neighbourhoods in Basra city.

Toys and Materials as Setting Events on the Social Interaction of Preschool Children

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
Mark Carter ◽  
Catherine A. O’Gorman‐Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Setting Events ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Apply Research

This review examined the effects of toys and materials as setting events on social interactions of preschool children. A total of 11 studies were examined and the findings suggested an association with particular types of toys and materials and increases in social interaction. There are, however, several methodological weaknesses that need to be addressed in future studies. In particular, future studies need to make more extensive use of experimental rather than observational research designs, provide functional descriptions of extant social skills of participants, apply research designs that allow idiosyncratic responses to intervention to be examined and consider the effects of manipulation of effects of toys and materials in relation to age. With regard to studies involving children with special needs, a number of features of existing research, including small group sizes, unusual ratios of children with disabilities compared to typically developing children and atypical play areas, limit conclusions that can be drawn from the present data. Future research will need to address these issues and examine more typical preschool settings in order to clarify the role of toys and materials in encouraging positive social interactions between young children with disabilities and their regular peers.

scholarly journals Evolving intentions for social interaction: from entrainment to joint action

2008 ◽  
Vol 363 (1499) ◽  
pp. 2021-2031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günther Knoblich ◽  
Natalie Sebanz
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Joint Action ◽  
Perception And Action ◽  
Intentional Action ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
Interpersonal Processes ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Blind Individuals

This article discusses four different scenarios to specify increasingly complex mechanisms that enable increasingly flexible social interactions. The key dimension on which these mechanisms differ is the extent to which organisms are able to process other organisms' intentions and to keep them apart from their own. Drawing on findings from ecological psychology, scenario 1 focuses on entrainment and simultaneous affordance in ‘intentionally blind’ individuals. Scenario 2 discusses how an interface between perception and action allows observers to simulate intentional action in others. Scenario 3 is concerned with shared perceptions, arising through joint attention and the ability to distinguish between self and other. Scenario 4 illustrates how people could form intentions to act together while simultaneously distinguishing between their own and the other's part of a joint action. The final part focuses on how combining the functionality of the four mechanisms can explain different forms of social interactions. It is proposed that basic interpersonal processes are put to service by more advanced functions that support the type of intentionality required to engage in joint action, cultural learning, and communication.

Plan 9 From Cyberspace: The Implications of the Internet for Personality and Social Psychology

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna ◽  
John A. Bargh
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Relationship Formation ◽  
Main Effect

Just as with most other communication breakthroughs before it, the initial media and popular reaction to the Internet has been largely negative, if not apocalyptic. For example, it has been described as “awash in pornography”, and more recently as making people “sad and lonely.” Yet, counter to the initial and widely publi cized claim that Internet use causes depression and social isolation, the body of ev idence (even in the initial study on which the claim was based) is mainly to the con trary. More than this, however, it is argued that like the telephone and television before it, the Internet by itself is not a main effect cause of anything, and that psy chology must move beyond this notion to an informed analysis of how social iden tity, social interaction, and relationship formation may be different on the Internet than in real life. Four major differences and their implications for self and identity, social interaction, and relationships are identified: one's greater anonymity, the greatly reduced importance of physical appearance and physical distance as “gating features” to relationship development, and one's greater control over the time and pace of interactions. Existing research is reviewed along these lines and some promising directions for future research are described.

scholarly journals Experience has a limited effect on humans’ ability to predict the outcome of social interactions in children, dogs and macaques

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha Donnier ◽  
Gyula Kovács ◽  
Linda S. Oña ◽  
Juliane Bräuer ◽  
Federica Amici
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Limited Effect ◽  
Specific Experience ◽  
Species Specific

AbstractThe ability to predict others’ behaviour represents a crucial mechanism which allows individuals to react faster and more appropriately. To date, several studies have investigated humans’ ability to predict conspecifics’ behaviour, but little is known on our ability to predict behaviour in other species. Here, we aimed to test humans’ ability to predict social behaviour in dogs, macaques and humans, and assess the role played by experience and evolution on the emergence of this ability. For this purpose, we presented participants with short videoclips of real-life social interactions in dog, child and macaque dyads, and then asked them to predict the outcome of the observed interactions (i.e. aggressive, neutral or playful). Participants were selected according to their previous species-specific experience with dogs, children and non-human primates. Our results showed a limited effect of experience on the ability to predict the outcome of social interactions, which was mainly restricted to macaques. Moreover, we found no support to the co-domestication hypothesis, in that participants were not especially skilled at predicting dog behaviour. Finally, aggressive outcomes in dogs were predicted significantly worse than playful or neutral ones. Based on our findings, we suggest possible lines for future research, like the inclusion of other primate species and the assessment of cultural factors on the ability to predict behaviour across species.

scholarly journals The Perspectives of Professional Caregivers on Implementing Audio-Based Technology in Residential Dementia Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6333
Author(s):  
Maarten Houben ◽  
Rens Brankaert ◽  
Gail Kenning ◽  
Berry Eggen ◽  
Inge Bongers
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Research Findings

Music and familiar everyday sounds can be meaningful for people with dementia by providing benefits such as evoking memories and emotions or prompting social interactions with caregivers or relatives. Motivated by this potential, researchers and designers are investigating how to leverage these beneficial effects of sound in care environments through audio-based technology. However, there is a gap in the knowledge of how audio-based technology can be successfully implemented within everyday care practice. In this paper, we present the outcome of three participatory workshops with 18 professional caregivers to explore how audio-based technology can add value to existing care processes and activities in residential dementia care. During the participatory workshops, professional caregivers (1) mapped existing care activities; (2) linked findings in research with practice, and (3) designed scenarios for the Vita sound cushion. Care professionals indicate how audio-based technology can support existing care practice by influencing the mood of residents and by supporting social interaction during moments of care, daytime activities, or situational sessions. This study bridges research findings with insights from practice, contributing to a shared understanding of opportunities for embedding audio-based technology in dementia care. These opportunities motivate future research to implement and evaluate audio-based technology in residential dementia care.

Development of a Social Interaction Questionnaire for the Trainers and Mothers of Children with Disabilities Participating in Dousa-Hou (Japanese Psycho-Rehabilitation) Camps

2006 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 591-598
Author(s):  
Surender Kumar ◽  
Yong Seob Kim ◽  
Kun Seok Oh
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Coefficient Alpha ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
First Degree Relatives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Primary Focus

A 12-item Social Interaction Questionnaire was developed to measure the social interactions among trainers and mothers of children with disabilities in Dousa-hou camps. Dousa-hou is a Japanese psychological rehabilitation method which is widely used for children with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and autism in Japan and other Asian countries. The primary focus of the rehabilitation method is to improve bodily movements, posture, and social support to patients and their first-degree relatives as well as promoting social interaction among participants. Two factors of interaction, (1) educational and daily life matters and (2) health and care matters, emerged through factor analysis. Cronbach coefficient alpha of the questionnaire was .91. The back-translated version of the Social Interaction Questionnaire also yielded two factors and Cronbach coefficient alpha of .87. It was found that mothers or first degree relatives ( N = 138; M = 43.5 yr., SD = 12.3) of the patients reported more social interaction than trainers when interacting with their child's trainer, supervisor, other trainers, and other mothers during six-day Dousa-hou camps.

scholarly journals Interventions to Support Social Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review of Single Case Studies

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Ozuna ◽  
Alexis Mavridis ◽  
Brittany L. Hott
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Core Deficit ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Support Students

Social interaction is a core deficit in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Therefore, parents and teachers need effective interventions to support students with ASD. This synthesis provides a quantitative analysis of single-subject studies that examine interventions to support social interactions in children with ASD. Results suggest that pivotal response treatment (PRT), Social StoriesTM, peer-mediated strategies, and video modelling are promising interventions to support social interaction. Limitations, implications for practice, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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