Moderating effect of interacting partner and personality traits on social interaction and emotional experience in the elderly
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.02.06
- VernacularTitle:老年人的交往对象和人格特质对社会交往与情绪体验的调节作用
- Author:
Xiaoli WANG
1
;
Xiaoyi QIN
;
Xiying LI
Author Information
1. 三门峡社会管理职业学院,河南三门峡 472000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
social interaction quality;
emotional experience;
interaction partners;
openness;
experience sam-pling method
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(2):135-142
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the relationship between social interaction and emotional experience in older adults,and the moderating effects of social interaction objects and personality traits on their relationship.M-ethod:Totally 208 elderly individuals were selected and assessed with a self-designed demographic information questionnaire and the NEO Personality Inventory(NEOPI).The Rochester Interaction Record(RIR)was used to record 14 days of social activity,and the Positive-Negative Affect Scale(PANAS)was used to evaluate emotions after each interaction.Using Mplus Multilevel Model(MLM)for model construction.Results:Through model con-struction,it was found that the interaction between openness and communication quality was statistically significant(β=0.45,P＜0.05).When the dependent variable was positive emotion,the higher the openness of elderly people,the stronger the connection between communication quality and positive emotion.When interacting with non-family members,the interaction between openness and social quality was statistically significant(β=0.52,P＜0.05).The higher the openness of older adults,the stronger the connection between social quality and positive emotions.Conclusion:It suggests that older adults with moderate or higher levels of openness have a stronger con-nection between social interaction quality and positive emotions when interacting with non-family members.That is,the higher the quality of interaction,the more positive emotions could be promoted,but negative emotions could not be reduced.
