Kraaij Vivian, Garnefski Nadia, Van Gerwen Lucas
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2003 Mar;74(3):273-7.
Fear of flying among potential passengers is rather common. In order to treat fear of flying most efficiently, it is important to find out which aspects are related to flight anxiety. The objective of the present study was to examine the extent to which various cognitive coping strategies in response to a flight were used by airline passengers and their relationship with anxiety symptoms.
A total of 261 persons who were all seeking treatment for fear of flying filled in the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, the anxiety subscales of the Symptom Check List (SCL-90), the Flight Anxiety Situations questionnaire, and the Flight Anxiety Modality questionnaire.
Respondents reported using refocus on planning, rumination, putting into perspective to the highest extent and catastrophizing and other-blame to the lowest extent. Furthermore, respondents who reported using self-blame, acceptance, rumination, and/or catastrophizing to a higher extent also reported significantly higher levels of anxiety.
As the present study suggests that several cognitive coping strategies are related to anxiety, intervention programs should pay attention to these aspects. The present study gives important clues about which cognitive coping strategies should be challenged in treatment of flight anxiety.
潜在乘客中害怕坐飞机的情况相当普遍。为了最有效地治疗飞行恐惧，找出与飞行焦虑相关的方面很重要。本研究的目的是考察航空公司乘客在应对飞行时使用各种认知应对策略的程度及其与焦虑症状的关系。
共有261名寻求飞行恐惧治疗的人填写了认知情绪调节问卷、症状自评量表（SCL - 90）的焦虑分量表、飞行焦虑情境问卷和飞行焦虑方式问卷。
受访者报告使用重新聚焦于计划、反复思考、正确看待的程度最高，而灾难化思维和指责他人的程度最低。此外，报告较多使用自责、接受、反复思考和/或灾难化思维的受访者，其焦虑水平也显著更高。
由于本研究表明几种认知应对策略与焦虑有关，干预项目应关注这些方面。本研究为在飞行焦虑治疗中应挑战哪些认知应对策略提供了重要线索。
