Hall M J, Docherty N M
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA.
Fam Process. 2000 Winter;39(4):435-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2000.39404.x.
Several studies have examined relationships between levels of expressed emotion in relatives of individuals with schizophrenia and the coping strategies these relatives employ. In an attempt to elucidate these relationships, 44 parents were assessed using the Camberwell Family Interview and the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale. Associations between these measures were examined. Additionally, interactions between parent coping style and patient aggression were assessed with respect to expressed emotion. The results indicate that scores on the coping scale generally were not directly related to levels of expressed emotion. However, an interaction was found between parent coping style and patient behavior which predicted level of expressed emotion. This finding supports the idea that research into the variables underlying expressed emotion should include the assessment of both parent and patient characteristics and examine the interactions between these variables.
多项研究探讨了精神分裂症患者亲属的情感表达水平与这些亲属所采用的应对策略之间的关系。为了阐明这些关系，研究人员使用坎伯韦尔家庭访谈和应对策略量表对44名家长进行了评估。研究了这些测量指标之间的关联。此外，还就情感表达评估了家长应对方式与患者攻击行为之间的相互作用。结果表明，应对量表的得分通常与情感表达水平没有直接关系。然而，研究发现家长应对方式与患者行为之间存在一种相互作用，这种相互作用可以预测情感表达水平。这一发现支持了这样一种观点，即对情感表达背后变量的研究应包括对家长和患者特征的评估，并考察这些变量之间的相互作用。
