近日,据英国《卫报》报道,某信息咨询公司的市场调查显示,全球独居人数增长迅猛,从1996年的1.53亿人增至2011年的2.77亿人——15年间增长了55%。在中国、印度、巴西等发展中国家,单人家庭也增长迅速。研究者表示,独居的兴起,可能改变人们理解自我以及亲密关系的方式,甚至影响人际沟通模式。 Recently, according to the British “Guardian”, a market survey conducted by an information consulting firm shows that the number of people living alone in the world has increased rapidly from 153 million in 1996 to 277 million in 2011 - an increase of 55% in 15 years. In developing countries such as China, India and Brazil, the number of single-person families is also growing rapidly. The researchers said that the rise of solitude may change the way people understand themselves and intimate relationships, and even influence the interpersonal communication model.