Relationships among Family Functioning, Emotional Expression and Loneliness in College Students

Abstract

Abstract: In this research, questionnaires were employed to explore the relationships among family functioning, emotional expression and loneliness in college students, and to see if emotional expression has a mediating effect in the relationship between family functioning and loneliness. The results indicated that(1)Family functioning was a significant predictor of emotional expression and loneliness in college students.(2)Emotional expression predicted social interaction loneliness positively, suggesting that if a student enjoyed expressing his emotions, he would experience less social interaction loneliness.(3)Family functioning related with social interaction loneliness in a direct way, also emotional expression partially mediated the relation between family functioning and social interaction loneliness.

Key words: college students, family functioning, emotional expression, loneliness.

摘要： 通过问卷调查法和结构方程模型分析技术,探讨家庭功能与大学生情绪表达性、孤独感之间的关系,以及家庭功能的作用机制,即家庭功能能否通过情绪表达影响大学生孤独感。结果发现：（1）家庭功能对大学生情绪表达性、孤独感有显著预测作用,家庭亲密度或适应性水平高的大学生更倾向具有高的情绪表达性,更少的体验到亲情、爱情以及社交孤独感;（2）情绪表达性对大学生社交孤独感具有一定的预测作用,即大学生越乐于表达情绪,其社交孤独感就越少;（3）家庭功能既直接对社交孤独感产生影响,又通过情绪表达性间接影响社交孤独感,即情绪表达性在家庭功能与社交孤独感之间起部分中介作用。

关键词: 大学生, 家庭功能, 情绪表达性, 孤独感。

CLC Number:

B849

Deng Lifang, Zheng Richang. Relationships among Family Functioning, Emotional Expression and Loneliness in College Students[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(2): 223-228.

邓丽芳, 郑日昌. 家庭功能与大学生情绪表达性、孤独感的关系[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(2): 223-228.

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