Social Interaction Styles and Peer Relationship Quality：A Typological Analysis of Xinjiang College Students from an Approach-Avoidance Conflict Perspective

Key Points

• This research aims to examine how different social interaction styles influence peer relationship quality among college students in Xinjiang.
• Constructed a typological framework based on approach-avoidance conflict theory.
• Conducted a questionnaire survey with 4068 university students in Xinjiang.
• Analyzed relationships between social styles and peer relationship indicators.
• Significant differences were found in satisfaction and loneliness across different social styles.
• Active students had the highest satisfaction and largest social networks.
• Conflicted students experienced high loneliness due to mixed desires for closeness and fear of hurt.
• Avoidant students demonstrated low satisfaction but did not show significant increases in loneliness.

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