Han Jeong Yeob, Shaw Bret R, Hawkins Robert P, Pingree Suzanne, McTavish Fiona, Gustafson David H
Department of Telecommunication, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2008 Nov;13(8):1002-7. doi: 10.1177/1359105308097963.
Based upon Fredrickson's Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions, this study examined the role of expressing positive emotions in online support groups for women with breast cancer. Underserved women with breast cancer in rural Wisconsin and Detroit, Michigan were recruited from 2001 to 2003, and they were given access to online support groups. Both pretest and four-month posttest surveys were conducted with a sample of 231 women. Messages from 96 active participants were analyzed using a computerized text analysis program. Psychological benefits that occurred following the expression of positive emotions were greater among those who expressed more negative emotions.
基于弗雷德里克森的积极情绪拓宽-构建理论，本研究考察了在乳腺癌女性在线支持小组中表达积极情绪的作用。2001年至2003年，从威斯康星州农村和密歇根州底特律地区未得到充分服务的乳腺癌女性中招募研究对象，并让她们加入在线支持小组。对231名女性样本进行了前测和四个月后的后测调查。使用计算机文本分析程序对96名活跃参与者的信息进行了分析。在表达了更多负面情绪的人群中，表达积极情绪后产生的心理益处更大。
