TY  - JOUR
ID  - publications49732
UR  - http://tse-fr.eu/pub/129788
A1  - Hoffman, Marion
A1  - Stadtfeld, Christoph
A1  - Elmer, Timon
Y1  - 2024/09/24/
N2  - Dyadic isolation is the tendency of some individuals to be involved in pairwise interactions rather than in larger group interactions. This article investigates the interpersonal processes associated with the dyadic isolation of individuals with depressive symptoms. We hypothesize that such individuals tend to initiate more and stay longer in dyadic interactions compared to group interactions (dyadic preference hypothesis) and that individuals—irrespective of their own level of depressive symptoms—tend to join and stay longer in interactions when interaction partners have lower levels of depressive symptoms (depression avoidance hypothesis). We analyze two data sets (N = 123) of face-to-face interaction events (N = 86,915) collected with proximity badges at a social event. Hypotheses are tested using a relational event model (DyNAM-i) specifically tailored for modeling group interactions. In line with the dyadic preference hypotheses, individuals with higher levels of depressive symptoms are found to be more likely to join and stay in dyadic interactions. Post hoc analyses reveal that this result only applies to female participants. We find limited support for the depression avoidance hypotheses.
PB  - American Sociological Association
JF  - Social Psychology Quarterly
KW  - depression
KW  - dyadic isolation
KW  - face-to-face interaction
KW  - relational event model
KW  - social interaction
KW  - social isolation
KW  - social networks
SN  - 1939-8999
TI  - Dyadic Isolation in Social Interactions: The Role of Depressive Symptoms
AV  - none
ER  -