Floyd Kory, Mikkelson Alan C, Tafoya Melissa A, Farinelli Lisa, La Valley Angela G, Judd Jeff, Haynes Mark T, Davis Kristin L, Wilson Jason
School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287, USA.
Health Commun. 2007;22(2):123-32. doi: 10.1080/10410230701454015.
Contemporary theory in interpersonal communication and health psychology supports the prediction that engaging in affectionate behavior within established relationships has a direct effect on the alleviation of stress symptoms following exposure to an acute stressor. Participants in this study were exposed to a series of standard laboratory stressors and were subsequently assigned either to an experimental group or to 1 of 2 control groups. Those in the experimental group were instructed to write a letter to a loved one in which they expressed their feelings of affection for that person. Those in 1 control group thought about a loved one but did not engage in any communicative behavior, and those in the other control group simply sat quietly. All 3 conditions were compared with respect to their levels of salivary free cortisol, an adrenal steroid hormone that is instrumental in the body's neuroendocrine stress response. Results indicated that, compared to the control groups, those in the experimental group experienced accelerated cortisol recovery following exposure to the acute stressors.
在既定关系中表现出亲昵行为，会对接触急性应激源后压力症状的缓解产生直接影响。本研究的参与者接触了一系列标准实验室应激源，随后被分配到实验组或两个对照组之一。实验组的参与者被要求给所爱的人写一封信，在信中表达他们对那个人的喜爱之情。一个对照组的参与者想着所爱的人但不进行任何交流行为，另一个对照组的参与者只是静静地坐着。比较了所有三种情况的唾液游离皮质醇水平，唾液游离皮质醇是一种肾上腺类固醇激素，在人体神经内分泌应激反应中起作用。结果表明，与对照组相比，实验组的参与者在接触急性应激源后皮质醇恢复加快。
