Rokke P D, al Absi M, Lall R, Oswald K
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58105-5075.
J Behav Med. 1991 Oct;14(5):491-504. doi: 10.1007/BF00845106.
Undergraduate student volunteers either were given a choice of coping strategies or were assigned to a coping strategy which was used to help them tolerate the cold pressor. Subjects who were given a choice of coping strategies reported their strategy to be more credible and perceived a greater sense of control than subjects who were not given a choice. Improved pain tolerance, however, did not result directly from being given a choice. Increases in pain tolerance depended on locus of control. Subjects who had a high internal health locus of control reported a greater strength of self-efficacy and demonstrated increased pain tolerance following a choice of strategies. In comparison, subjects who reported a more external health locus of control did not benefit from receiving a choice. This study has implications for our understanding of the role of choice in therapy and for improving the effectiveness of our interventions with individuals.
本科学生志愿者要么可以选择应对策略，要么被分配一种应对策略，该策略用于帮助他们耐受冷加压刺激。可以选择应对策略的受试者报告称，他们的策略更可信，并且比没有选择的受试者感受到更强的控制感。然而，疼痛耐受性的提高并非直接源于拥有选择。疼痛耐受性的提高取决于控制源。具有高度内在健康控制源的受试者报告了更强的自我效能感，并且在选择策略后表现出疼痛耐受性的提高。相比之下，报告具有更外在健康控制源的受试者并未从获得选择中受益。这项研究对于我们理解选择在治疗中的作用以及提高我们对个体干预措施的有效性具有启示意义。
