Joormann Jutta, Siemer Matthias, Gotlib Ian H
Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
J Abnorm Psychol. 2007 Aug;116(3):484-90. doi: 10.1037/0021-843X.116.3.484.
Recent research suggests that the recall of positive memories plays an important role in mood regulation. In this study, the authors examined the ability of currently depressed, formerly depressed, and never-depressed participants to regulate sad mood through the recall of positive memories or through distraction. Although improvement in mood was found for all participants in response to distraction, under instructions to recall positive memories, never-depressed participants' moods improved, whereas formerly depressed participants' sad moods remained unchanged. It is important to note that depressed participants exhibited a worsening of their sad moods after recalling positive memories. These results suggest both that depression is associated with an impaired ability to use positive recall to regulate a sad mood and that this impairment continues to be evident following recovery.
近期研究表明，积极记忆的回忆在情绪调节中起着重要作用。在这项研究中，作者考察了当前抑郁、曾经抑郁和从未抑郁的参与者通过回忆积极记忆或通过分散注意力来调节悲伤情绪的能力。尽管所有参与者在分散注意力后情绪都有所改善，但在接到回忆积极记忆的指示时，从未抑郁的参与者情绪得到改善，而曾经抑郁的参与者悲伤情绪保持不变。需要注意的是，抑郁的参与者在回忆积极记忆后悲伤情绪反而恶化。这些结果表明，抑郁既与利用积极回忆来调节悲伤情绪的能力受损有关，而且这种损害在康复后仍然明显。
