积极和消极的同情心与抑郁症状,弹性和创伤后成长的关联
Taylor Elam1, Amber Efthemiou2, Kanako Taku2
1Department of Psychology, Oakland University, 654 Pioneer Drive, 205 Pryale Hall, Rochester, MI, 48309-4482, USA. elam@oakland.edu.
Scientific reports
|March 20, 2025
概括
同理心可以促进创伤后的个人成长,但也可能增加情绪上的痛苦. 了解同情心的理解
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
背景情况:
- 共感通常被认为是积极的,但它在逆境后的心理调整中的作用是复杂的.
- 这项研究调查了同情心和压力/创伤结果之间的多方面的关系.
研究的目的:
- 检查全球同理心,积极同理心 (富有同情心的关注) 和消极同理心 (无情) 与抑郁症状,恢复力和创伤后成长 (PTG) 之间的关系.
- 了解同情心在经历压力后心理调整中的双重性质.
主要方法:
- 在线调查对403名大学生进行.
- 使用等级回归分析来评估同情度和调整结果之间的关系.
- 年龄,性别和个性特征在分析中被控制.
主要成果:
- 全球和积极的同情心与创伤后成长 (PTG) 有积极的关联.
- 积极的同情心也预测了抑郁症状的增加,这表明脆弱性增加.
- 负同情心与PTG有反向关系,但与抑郁症状或性没有显著联系.
- 弹性与人格特质 (例如,外向,良心) 相比,与同情心更为密切相关.
结论:
- 共感有双重影响:它可以促进个人成长 (PTG),但也会增加对痛苦的敏感性.
- 调查结果强调需要探索同情心的组成部分,并制定策略来减轻负面影响,同时促进像PTG这样的适应性结果.
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