We've all been in situations where plans with friends are on the table, but we'd rather not go. It turns out, going through with plans against our own wishes might wind up having a negative impact on well-being, according to new research. Let's dive in. 📅
The study looked at 155 students who were tasked with reporting their social interactions three times a day for 10 days. They recorded whether they were alone or with other people and whether it was by choice. The participants would then record whether the experience was positive or negative, how satisfied they were with the experience, plus whether the experience gave them a sense of meaning and control.
The students reported being with other people 60% of the time and alone 40% of the time, with 64% of those situations being by choice and 36% not by choice.This ad is displayed using third party content and we do not control its accessibility features.Looking at the reported satisfaction levels of the participants, it appears that feeling able to make theabout whether to socialize has more of an impact on happiness than whether we decide to be alone or with other people.
Namely, the study found being in a social setting against your will has a worse effect on well-being than being alone against your will. The greatest satisfaction was seen in those who were with other people by choice—but the lowest was in those who were hanging out with people"Being with others is associated with desirable effects if it reinforces one's sense of agency, and it is detrimental in the absence of control," the researchers write in the paper.
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