隐藏的感觉:在中幼年期表达性抑制和与生理学和负面情绪的联系
Jacquelyn T Gross1, Jude Cassidy1
1Department of Psychology, University of Maryland.
Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
|July 27, 2023
概括
儿童的表达性抑制 (ES) 可以增加生理兴奋,但不是悲伤,当经常使用时. 即使没有受到指导,压抑情绪的孩子也报告说,他们感觉更悲伤.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 情绪调节 情绪调节
- 童年研究 童年研究
背景情况:
- 表达式抑制 (ES) 是一种常见的情绪调节策略,涉及隐藏情绪表现.
- 关于ES影响的研究主要集中在成年人身上,对其在中儿童时期的影响知之甚少.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究特征和状态表达抑制 (ES) 在中儿童期的影响.
- 检查ES对主观负面情绪 (悲伤) 和压力生理学 (皮肤导电水平 (SCL)) 的影响.
主要方法:
- 一个种族多样化的117名儿童 (年龄9-10岁) 的样本参与了这项研究.
- 儿童自我报告特征ES,随机分配在观看悲伤电影时抑制或控制条件,并在任务期间报告情绪和ES.
- 皮肤导电水平 (SCL) 和自我报告的悲伤在电影场景之前和期间被测量.
主要成果:
- 更高的特征ES预测了更大的SCL (生理兴奋),但不是主观的悲伤.
- 压制情绪的实验指令并没有显著改变儿童的悲伤或SCL.
- 在任务中自我报告的ES与增加的悲伤感有关.
结论:
- 童年时常出现表达性抑制可能与生理性兴奋升高有关.
- 虽然受指导的压抑没有影响,但自然发生的压抑与增加的悲伤有关.
- 这些发现与成人研究一致,表明ES在儿童中的潜在长期生理和情绪相关性.
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