People are fundamentally motivated to be included in social connections that feel safe, connections where they are consistently cared for and protected, not hurt or exploited. Romantic relationships have long played a crucial role in satisfying this fundamental need. This article reconceptualizes the risk-regulation model to argue that people draw on experiences from inside and outside their romantic relationships to satisfy their fundamental need to feel safe depending on others. We first review the direct relational cues (i.e., a partner's affectionate touch, responsive versus unresponsive behavior, and relative power) and indirect cues (i.e., bodily sensations, collective value in the eyes of others, and living conditions) that signal the current safety of social connection and motivate people to connect to others or protect themselves against them. We then review how people's chronic capacity to trust in others controls their sensitivity and reactivity to the safety cues. The article concludes with future research directions.

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在社会关系中追求安全：关于人际关系中风险调节的灵活流动视角


从根本上说，人们被纳入到感到安全的社会关系中，在这种关系中，他们始终受到照顾和保护，而不是受到伤害或剥削。长期以来，浪漫关系在满足这一基本需求方面发挥着至关重要的作用。本文重新构想了风险监管模型，认为人们利用恋爱关系内外的经验来满足他们依赖他人感到安全的基本需求。我们首先回顾了直接的关系线索（即伴侣的深情抚摸、反应性与无反应的行为以及相对权力）和间接线索（即身体感觉、他人眼中的集体价值和生活条件），它们表明当前社会关系的安全性，并激励人们与他人联系或保护自己免受他们的侵害。然后，我们回顾了人们长期信任他人的能力如何控制他们对安全线索的敏感性和反应性。本文总结了未来的研究方向。