特定的情绪调节困难和执行功能解释了担忧和随后的压力之间的联系:一项前性的调节调解研究
Alexandra M Adamis1, Bunmi O Olatunji1
1Vanderbilt University, 111 21(st) Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
Journal of affective disorders
|December 22, 2023
概括
过度担心会增加压力,因为它会损害情绪调节,特别是目标导向的行为. 然而,强大的执行功能可以缓冲这些负面影响,这表明针对容易担心的个体有针对性的情绪调节策略.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- 焦虑是与压力相关的心理健康问题 (如焦虑,抑郁和失眠) 的跨诊断风险因素.
- 过度担心可能会通过作为一种回避机制来阻碍适应性情绪调节.
- 具体的情绪调节缺陷和认知控制机制,将担忧与压力风险联系在一起,仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查特定的情绪调节困难作为担忧和随后的压力之间的调解者.
- 检查执行功能作为焦虑和压力之间的关系的调节者,以情绪调节为媒介.
主要方法:
- 一项纵向研究对656名社区成年人进行了三个月的评估.
- 数据收集包括三个时间点的特征焦虑,情绪失调,压力和执行功能障碍的测量.
- 统计分析采用调解和调节调解模型.
主要成果:
- 1时的担忧预测了3时的压力增加,部分由2时的情绪清晰度和目标导向行为的困难介导.
- 执行功能障碍通过目标导向行为缓解了担心对压力的间接影响.
- 高级执行功能起到了缓冲作用,减轻了担心对压力的有害影响.
结论:
- 特定的情绪调节缺陷,即情绪清晰和目标导向行为,是关键的调解者,将焦虑与压力联系起来.
- 执行功能起着至关重要的调节作用,更好的执行功能可以防止担忧引起的压力.
- 研究结果强调了有针对性的情绪调节策略,作为对容易过度担忧的个体的潜在干预措施.
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