逆境对成年人自我报告和情绪调节的生理困难的影响:评价作为调节机制
Stephanie Gusler1, Yo Jackson2
1University of Kentucky.
Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma
|June 28, 2023
概括
童年逆境并不能直接预测情绪调节问题. 然而,与成人逆境相关的创伤评估风格与情绪调节困难和生理反应有关.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 面对逆境,特别是在童年时代,在全球范围内很常见,并且与成年人的心理痛苦有关.
- 情绪调节能力对心理健康至关重要,并可能调解逆境的影响.
- 了解逆境,情绪调节和评估风格之间的相互作用是关键.
研究的目的:
- 检查童年和成年时期的逆境暴露和情绪调节之间的关联.
- 调查自我报告和生理学指标的情绪调节困难.
- 评估评估风格在逆境-情绪调节关系中的调节者.
主要方法:
- 来自一个更大的联邦资助项目的161名成年人参与了.
- 评估儿童和成年人的逆境暴露.
- 测量了自我报告的情绪调节困难,休息呼吸道鼻节律失常 (RSA),RSA反应性和RSA恢复.
- 评估的评估风格 (例如,创伤评估) 跨越不利的生活事件.
主要成果:
- 儿童或成人逆境和情绪调节困难 (自我报告或生理) 之间没有直接联系.
- 成年期的逆境暴露与更强烈的创伤评估风格相关.
- 更强烈的创伤评估风格与自我报告的情绪调节困难增加和更大的RSA反应性有关.
- 相互作用显示了童年逆境和创伤评估风格预测了较低的休息RSA和更大的RSA恢复.
结论:
- 情绪调节是一个复杂的,多维的过程.
- 童年逆境对内部监管过程的影响可能取决于创伤评估风格.
- 与成人逆境相关的创伤评估风格在情绪调节困难和生理反应中起着重要作用.
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