Cutting Linda P, Aakre Jennifer M, Docherty Nancy M
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, USA.
Schizophr Bull. 2006 Oct;32(4):743-50. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbl001. Epub 2006 May 26.
This study was designed to get an "insider's view" of expressed emotion (EE) from the perspective of schizophrenic patients. Thirty-two patient and "influential other" pairs participated in the study. Patients' perceptions of EE attitudes in influential others were examined to determine whether they corresponded with actual EE ratings. Patients also rated how "stressed" they felt when interacting with their influential others, and patients' general sensitivity to criticism (STC) was assessed. As predicted, patients' perceptions of critical attitudes were related to actual EE ratings of criticism, although patients' perceptions of emotional overinvolvement (EOI) were not related to EOI ratings. Patients reported feeling more stressed when interacting with high-EE influential others, supporting an "EE as stressor" hypothesis. Finally, patients' STC influenced the level of stress they reported.
本研究旨在从精神分裂症患者的角度获得对情感表达(EE)的“内部视角”。32对患者与“有影响力的他人”参与了该研究。研究考察了患者对有影响力的他人的情感表达态度的认知,以确定这些认知是否与实际的情感表达评分相符。患者还对与有影响力的他人互动时所感受到的“压力”程度进行了评分,并评估了患者对批评的总体敏感度(STC)。正如所预测的那样,患者对批评态度的认知与实际的情感表达批评评分相关,尽管患者对情感过度卷入(EOI)的认知与情感过度卷入评分无关。患者报告称,与情感表达程度高的有影响力的他人互动时会感到更大的压力,这支持了“情感表达作为压力源”的假设。最后,患者的批评总体敏感度影响了他们报告的压力水平。