The present study represents a replication and extension of Kivlighan et al.'s (2021) study, focusing on the social microcosm hypothesis, which posits that group members' interpersonal relationships, operationalized by intimate behaviors such as expressing anger or caring, inside the group, mirror their interpersonal relationships outside of the group. We examined the reciprocal associations between a group member's (e.g., actors) and the other group members' (e.g., partners) in-session and intersession intimate behaviors. The participants were 122 Italian graduate students (89.3% identifying as women) participating in eight-session interpersonal growth groups led by six experienced group therapists. Before each session group members completed the Interpersonal Relations Scale Checklist (Shadish, 1984) indicating their intersession intimate behaviors in the previous week. After each session group members completed the Interpersonal Relations Scale Checklist indicating their own in-session intimate behaviors. We used dynamic structural equation modeling to examine the reciprocal, temporal associations among group members' intersession and in-session intimate behaviors. The replication hypotheses were not confirmed. However, when partners engaged in higher than average intersession intimate behaviors in the previous week, then actors engaged in more in-session intimate behaviors in the current session. In addition, when actors and partners engaged in higher than average in-session intimate behaviors in the previous session, then actors engaged in significantly more intersession intimate behaviors in the current week. The results provide partial support for social microcosm theory, which predicts a reciprocal relationship for in-session and intersession intimate behaviors. As described above, there was a reciprocal relationship for partners' but not for actors' intimate behaviors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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重新审视社会缩影：Kivlighan 等人（2021 年）关于会话中和会话间亲密行为之间互惠关系的复制。


本研究代表了 Kivlighan 等人 （2021） 研究的复制和延伸，重点关注社会微观世界假说，该假说假设群体成员的人际关系，通过群体内部表达愤怒或关怀等亲密行为来运作，反映了他们在群体之外的人际关系。我们检查了小组成员（例如，参与者）和其他小组成员（例如，合作伙伴）在会话中和会话间的亲密行为之间的相互关联。参与者是 122 名意大利研究生 （89.3% 认为是女性），参加了由 6 名经验丰富的团体治疗师领导的八节人际成长小组。在每次会议之前，小组成员完成了人际关系量表清单 （Shadish， 1984），表明他们在前一周的会议间亲密行为。每次会议结束后，小组成员完成了人际关系量表清单，表明他们自己在会议中的亲密行为。我们使用动态结构方程模型来检查小组成员的会话间歇和会话中亲密行为之间的相互、时间关联。复制假设未得到证实。然而，当伴侣在前一周的会话间亲密行为高于平均水平时，演员在当前会话中参与了更多的会话内亲密行为。此外，当演员和伴侣在上一次会话中参与的亲密行为高于平均水平时，演员在本周的会话间亲密行为明显更多。结果为社会微观世界理论提供了部分支持，该理论预测了会话中和会话间亲密行为的互惠关系。 如上所述，合作伙伴之间存在互惠关系，但演员的亲密行为则不存在。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。