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Social Interaction may be Affected by ‘Alone Time’

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December 18, 2022
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like loneliness and emotional distress. Other studies have linked spending time alone with

“We found that people who seek solitude out of fear of, or a dislike for, social interactions experience increased anxiety when interacting with others on days when they get more time alone than usual,” said Hope White, a graduate student in UB’s psychology department and the study’s first author. “We think it is because such individuals do not use their solitary time in ways that are restorative.”

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“Instead, they might spend their alone time ruminating.”

Solitude and Social Interaction

The novel research, published in a special issue on solitude in the International Journal of Behavioral Development, provides new knowledge about the potential risks and benefits of solitude during emerging adulthood, a critical stage in the life course defined, in part, by new freedom to determine how and with whom one spends their time.

The study involved a diverse sample of 411 emerging adults between 18 and 26 years old. Participants completed daily reports on their smartphones about the amount of time they spent alone and how they felt afterward when social interaction occurred.

This novel design allowed the researchers to examine changes in time spent alone so they could determine the impact of increased time in solitude on social interactions.

“Spending time alone is common across the lifespan, and yet, we still do not fully understand when, why, and for whom it confers risks versus benefits,” said Julie Bowker, PhD, an associate professor of psychology in the UB College of Arts and Sciences and one of the paper’s co-authors. “However, research interest in solitude is growing, and additional knowledge like that garnered from this new study could have important potential intervention implications.”

That could include the benefits of knowing that increased time alone is not always useful, according to White.

How to Improve Solitude Time

“People might benefit from direction on how to best use extra ‘me-time’ in ways that help them both individually and in their interactions with others,” said White. “There is also the possibility of instruction on how to better manage negative feelings during social interactions after an extended period of solitude, especially for people who have anxiety about interacting with others.”

Moving forward White sees opportunities for further research that explores why some people experience positive or negative emotions after a period of solitude.

“Is it because they find solitude unpleasant and social interactions feel especially welcome after time alone? Does solitude affect how we interact with our relationship partners?” asks White. “Our study moves the field forward, but there is still much to be learned about this very common everyday experience.”

In addition to White and Bowker, the research team for the current study included Ryan Adams, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and Robert Coplan, PhD, chancellor’s professor of psychology at Carleton University, Canada.

Source: Eurekalert



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