“数字化的亲密”：数字技术对青年亲密关系的建维

“Digital Intimacy”: The Establishment and Maintenance of Intimate Relationships among Youth through Digital Technology

摘要: 在传统社会中，亲密关系是那些能够提供爱、支持与结合等正向反馈的关系，在数字社会之中主要表现为现实亲密关系的数字延伸以及完全基于数字虚拟身份产生的亲密关系。“数字化的亲密”是指在数字实践中产生的一种既联结又区隔的亲密状态。为研究数字技术对青年亲密关系带来的影响，本文采用半结构式访谈，对14位青年进行深度访谈，发现“数字化的亲密”关系具体表现为现实亲密关系的数字化维系以及完全基于虚拟身份的数字亲密关系建构。在这基础上本文总结了“数字化的亲密”的建构机制，得出其本质是数字技术对青年群体亲密关系的结构性介入，同时因为数字化交流空间的“舞台”特性，发展出了全新的独特的亲密关系。最后对数字亲密关系进行进一步反思，以期全面看待这一特殊关系状态。

Abstract: In traditional society, intimate relationships are those that provide positive feedback such as love, support, and bonding. In the digital society, they mainly manifest as digital extensions of real-life intimate relationships and intimate relationships that are entirely based on digital virtual identities. “Digital intimacy” refers to a state of intimacy that is both connected and differentiated in digital practice. To investigate the impact of digital technology on intimate relationships among young people, this study conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 young people and found that the “digital intimacy” relationship is specifically manifested as the digital maintenance of real-life intimate relationships and the construction of digital intimate relationships entirely based on virtual identities. On this basis, this article summarizes the construction mechanism of “digital intimacy” and concludes that its essence is the structural intervention of digital technology in the intimate relationships of young people. At the same time, due to the “stage” characteristics of digital communication spaces, new and unique intimate relationships have been developed. Finally, further reflection is needed on digital intimacy relationships in order to comprehensively examine this particular state of relationship.