Schou Inger, Ekeberg Øivind, Sandvik Leif, Ruland Cornelia M
Unit for Nursing Science Administration, Ullevaal University Hospital, 0407 Oslo, Norway.
J Pers Assess. 2005 Apr;84(2):148-54. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8402_04.
In this study, we investigated the stability of optimism-pessimism in relation to receiving bad news (i.e., positive lymph nodes, more advanced cancer stage) after breast cancer surgery and in comparison to the stability of anxiety and depression level. The women (n = 165) completed the Life Orientation Test-Revised (Scheier, Carver, & Bridges, 1994) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) at time of diagnosis, 3 months, and 12 months after surgery. Overall, women's optimism-pessimism levels remained stable over the follow-up period whether they received bad news or not. In contrast, women's anxiety and depression level decreased significantly over the same time period with 1 exception. Women's level of depression remained fairly stable among those who received bad news. Optimism-pessimism appears to remain stable over situations as well as time and regardless of negative affects.
在本研究中，我们调查了乳腺癌手术后面对坏消息（即阳性淋巴结、癌症分期更晚）时乐观-悲观情绪的稳定性，并与焦虑和抑郁水平的稳定性进行比较。165名女性在诊断时、术后3个月和12个月完成了修订版生活取向测试（Scheier、Carver和Bridges，1994年）以及医院焦虑抑郁量表（Zigmond和Snaith，1983年）。总体而言，无论是否收到坏消息，女性的乐观-悲观水平在随访期间保持稳定。相比之下，在同一时期，女性的焦虑和抑郁水平显著下降，但有一个例外。在收到坏消息的女性中，她们的抑郁水平保持相当稳定。乐观-悲观情绪似乎在各种情况下以及随着时间推移都保持稳定，且不受负面影响的干扰。
