Schmidt John E, Andrykowski Michael A
Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA.
Health Psychol. 2004 May;23(3):259-66. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.23.3.259.
Cognitive and emotional processing is seen as critical to successful adjustment to traumatic experiences, such as breast cancer. Cognitive and emotional processing can be facilitated by dispositional and social environmental factors. Emotional intelligence is a dispositional characteristic defined as the ability to understand, accurately perceive, express, and regulate emotions (J. D. Mayer & P. Salovey. 1997). This study investigated psychological adjustment as a function of emotional intelligence, social support, and social constraints in 210 patients recruited via postings to Internet-based breast cancer support groups. Regression analyses indicated high social constraints and low emotional intelligence were associated with greater distress. Evidence suggested high emotional intelligence could buffer against the negative impact of a toxic social environment. Results support a social-cognitive processing model of adaptation to traumatic events and suggest consideration of emotional intelligence may broaden this model.
认知和情绪处理被视为成功适应创伤性经历（如乳腺癌）的关键。性格和社会环境因素可以促进认知和情绪处理。情商是一种性格特征，被定义为理解、准确感知、表达和调节情绪的能力（J.D. 梅耶尔 & P. 萨洛维，1997）。本研究通过在基于互联网的乳腺癌支持小组发布招募信息，对210名患者进行了调查，研究心理适应作为情商、社会支持和社会限制的函数。回归分析表明，高社会限制和低情商与更大的痛苦相关。有证据表明，高情商可以缓冲不良社会环境的负面影响。结果支持了适应创伤性事件的社会认知处理模型，并表明考虑情商可能会拓宽这一模型。
