TY - JOUR
T1 - Relational mobility predicts social behaviors in 39 countries and is tied to historical farming and threat
AU - Thomson, Robert
AU - Yuki, Masaki
AU - Talhelm, Thomas
AU - Schug, Joanna
AU - Kito, Mie
AU - Ayanian, Arin H.
AU - Becker, Julia C.
AU - Becker, Maja
AU - Chiu, Chi yue
AU - Choi, Hoon Seok
AU - Ferreira, Carolina M.
AU - Fülöp, Marta
AU - Gul, Pelin
AU - Houghton-Illera, Ana Maria
AU - Joasoo, Mihkel
AU - Jong, Jonathan
AU - Kavanagh, Christopher M.
AU - Khutkyy, Dmytro
AU - Manzi, Claudia
AU - Marcinkowska, Urszula M.
AU - Milfont, Taciano L.
AU - Neto, Félix
AU - Von Oertzen, Timo
AU - Pliskin, Ruthie
AU - Martin, Alvaro San
AU - Singh, Purnima
AU - Visserman, Mariko L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/7/17
Y1 - 2018/7/17
N2 - Biologists and social scientists have long tried to understand why some societies have more fluid and open interpersonal relationships and how those differences influence culture. This study measures relational mobility, a socioecological variable quantifying voluntary (high relational mobility) vs. fixed (low relational mobility) interpersonal relationships. We measure relational mobility in 39 societies and test whether it predicts social behavior. People in societies with higher relational mobility report more proactive interpersonal behaviors (e.g., self-disclosure and social support) and psychological tendencies that help them build and retain relationships (e.g., general trust, intimacy, self-esteem). Finally, we explore ecological factors that could explain relational mobility differences across societies. Relational mobility was lower in societies that practiced settled, interdependent subsistence styles, such as rice farming, and in societies that had stronger ecological and historical threats.
AB - Biologists and social scientists have long tried to understand why some societies have more fluid and open interpersonal relationships and how those differences influence culture. This study measures relational mobility, a socioecological variable quantifying voluntary (high relational mobility) vs. fixed (low relational mobility) interpersonal relationships. We measure relational mobility in 39 societies and test whether it predicts social behavior. People in societies with higher relational mobility report more proactive interpersonal behaviors (e.g., self-disclosure and social support) and psychological tendencies that help them build and retain relationships (e.g., general trust, intimacy, self-esteem). Finally, we explore ecological factors that could explain relational mobility differences across societies. Relational mobility was lower in societies that practiced settled, interdependent subsistence styles, such as rice farming, and in societies that had stronger ecological and historical threats.
KW - Culture
KW - Interpersonal relationships
KW - Multicountry
KW - Relational mobility
KW - Socioecology
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85049997378
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1713191115
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1713191115
M3 - 文章
C2 - 29959208
AN - SCOPUS:85049997378
SN - 0027-8424
VL - 115
SP - 7521
EP - 7526
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
IS - 29
ER -