Purves David G, Erwin Philip G
Department of Psychology, London Guildhall University, England.
J Psychol. 2004 Jan;138(1):23-33. doi: 10.3200/JRLP.138.1.23-34.
Post-traumatic stress (PTS) is a significant clinical problem in the general population. However, only a portion of those exposed to trauma develop PTS. Patterns of emotional self-disclosure have the potential to explain some of the individual differences in the development and continuation of symptoms. In this study, the authors investigated the links between emotional self-disclosure, as measured by the Emotional Self-Disclosure Scale (ESDS; W. E. Snell, R. S. Miller, & S. S. Belk, 1988). and a post-trauma psychological state, as measured by the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI; J. Briere, 1995). Their results showed that, in general, men engaged in less emotional self-disclosure than did women, and as TSI scores increased, the men were significantly less willing to disclose emotions of happiness. For women, as TSI scores increased they were significantly more willing to engage in talk about emotions related to anxiety but less willing to talk about emotions related to fear. The authors considered these data within current understandings of the role of emotional self-disclosure in the processing of traumatic experiences.
创伤后应激障碍（PTS）是普通人群中一个严重的临床问题。然而，只有一部分经历过创伤的人会患上PTS。情绪自我表露模式有可能解释症状发展和持续过程中的一些个体差异。在本研究中，作者调查了用情绪自我表露量表（ESDS；W.E.斯内尔、R.S.米勒和S.S.贝尔克，1988年）测量的情绪自我表露与用创伤症状量表（TSI；J.布里尔，1995年）测量的创伤后心理状态之间的联系。他们的结果表明，总体而言，男性比女性更少进行情绪自我表露，并且随着TSI分数的增加，男性明显更不愿意表露快乐情绪。对于女性来说，随着TSI分数的增加，她们明显更愿意谈论与焦虑相关的情绪，但更不愿意谈论与恐惧相关的情绪。作者在当前对情绪自我表露在创伤经历处理中作用的理解范围内考虑了这些数据。
