Stanhope Victoria, Solomon Phyllis
School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214, USA.
Psychiatr Q. 2007 Jun;78(2):117-28. doi: 10.1007/s11126-006-9032-9.
Research has shown that expressed emotion (EE) among families is a strong predictor of relapse for people with severe mental illness. Recent studies have also found the presence of EE in consumer-provider relationships. Despite high consistency in the findings related to EE and relapse, the concept has weak validity as little is known about how exactly it triggers relapse. Microsociological theory provides a framework with which to analyze social interaction and, more specifically, understand how interactions relate to the emotions of pride and shame. By identifying the components of interaction rituals, the theory provides insight into the key processes underlying EE and demonstrates how methodologies based on direct observation have the potential to measure EE with greater validity. This article describes how microsociological theory can be applied to the concept of EE.
研究表明，家庭中的情感表达（EE）是重度精神疾病患者复发的有力预测指标。最近的研究还发现，在消费者与提供者的关系中也存在情感表达。尽管与情感表达和复发相关的研究结果具有高度一致性，但这个概念的有效性较弱，因为对于它究竟如何引发复发知之甚少。微观社会学理论提供了一个分析社会互动的框架，更具体地说，有助于理解互动如何与骄傲和羞耻等情感相关。通过识别互动仪式的组成部分，该理论深入洞察了情感表达背后的关键过程，并展示了基于直接观察的方法如何有可能更有效地测量情感表达。本文描述了微观社会学理论如何应用于情感表达这一概念。
