创伤后应激障碍症状的风险根据创伤类型:自我同情的作用
Emma C Lathan1, Elizabeth E McAfee2, Briana N Spivey3
1Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University.
概括
自我同情可以缓冲黑人美国人的创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状. 研究结果表明,加强自我同情心的干预措施可以减轻PTSD风险,特别是在遭受身体暴力后.
科学领域:
- 心理学与公共卫生 心理学与公共卫生
- 创伤和弹性研究 创伤和弹性研究
- 基于正念的干预措施
背景情况:
- 黑人美国人经历了严重的创伤暴露,需要有效的预防性干预.
- 自我同情是一种潜在的保护因素,可以防止创伤的不良影响.
- 自我同情对创伤类型和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状严重性的缓解作用在这个人群中尚未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 检查自我同情是否能缓和不同类型的创伤 (非人际,身体,性) 和PTSD症状严重程度之间的关系.
- 为了研究自我同情的潜力,作为一个缓冲对创伤后应激障碍症状在创伤暴露的黑人美国人的缓冲.
主要方法:
- 招募了77名受创伤影响的接受初级保健的黑人美国人的样本.
- 参与者完成了创伤史和自我同情的自我报告措施.
- 受过训练的临床医生进行了结构化临床访谈,以评估PTSD症状.
主要成果:
- 累积性暴力与PTSD症状严重程度有积极的关联.
- 在身体暴力和自我同情之间发现了显著的相互作用,表明自我同情在更高水平上缓冲了PTSD症状.
- 涉及非互动性创伤,性暴力和自我同情的互动显示出趋势的意义.
结论:
- 简短的,基于正念的干预措施来增强自我同情,可能会降低黑人美国人的PTSD风险.
- 这些干预措施可能对那些暴露于身体和非人际关系创伤较少,性暴力暴露较高的人特别有益.
- 初级保健机构非常适合实施这种增强自我同情心的心理治疗.
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