女性自我沉默的成因及其影响的研究综述
A Research Review on the Causes and Effects of Women’s Self-Silencing
DOI: 10.12677/ass.2025.1410901, PDF,   
作者: 蔡嘉雯:福建师范大学心理学院,福建 福州
关键词: 自我沉默女性亲密关系Self-Silencing Women Romantic Relationship
摘要: 自我沉默是指女性为了避免冲突和维护关系,而有意抑制自己想法和感受的行为。Jack于1991年首次提出自我沉默理论,认为这是一种关系策略,女性通过不表达真实想法来保障关系和谐。随着研究的深入,自我沉默被理解为一种关系过程,涉及个体在关系中的自我牺牲和需求压抑。女性自我沉默的形成与社会文化、家庭环境和个体心理紧密相关,反映了性别规范和文化期待对女性行为模式的塑造。这种被动的、压抑的人际交往模式对关系的保持产生负面影响,也不利于个体心理健康。本研究针对自我沉默的成因及其影响的相关研究进行梳理,为未来研究进一步探讨自我沉默的性别差异,深化理论解释模型,以及在东亚文化下自我沉默是否存在独特的效应等方面奠定基础。
Abstract: Self-silencing refers to women’s intentional suppression of their thoughts and feelings in order to avoid conflict and maintain relationships. Jack first proposed the theory of self-silencing in 1991 as a relational strategy in which women safeguard relational harmony by refraining from expressing their true thoughts. As research progressed, self-silencing was understood as a relational process involving self-sacrifice and suppression of an individual’s needs in a relationship. The formation of self-silencing is closely related to socio-cultural, family environment and individual psychology, reflecting the shaping of female behavioral patterns by gender norms and cultural expectations. This passive and repressive interpersonal pattern negatively affects relationship maintenance and is not conducive to an individual’s psychological well-being. Future research could explore gender differences in self-silencing to further deepen the theoretical explanatory model and whether there are unique effects of self-silencing in East Asian cultures.
文章引用:蔡嘉雯. 女性自我沉默的成因及其影响的研究综述[J]. 社会科学前沿, 2025, 14(10): 329-334. https://doi.org/10.12677/ass.2025.1410901

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