University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
Int J Audiol. 2009;48(7):428-32. doi: 10.1080/14992020802716786.
This study tested a theoretical model of tinnitus-related distress and of general distress that involved acceptance of tinnitus symptoms and emotional intelligence as factors that may protect against such distress. One hundred and sixty-two tinnitus sufferers from throughout Australia completed measures of acceptance of tinnitus symptoms, emotional intelligence, tinnitus-related distress, and general distress. As hypothesized, greater acceptance of tinnitus symptoms was associated with less tinnitus-related distress. Emotional intelligence was not associated with tinnitus distress. Greater acceptance and less tinnitus distress were both associated with less general distress, and the association between acceptance and general distress was mediated by tinnitus-related distress. The findings, which provide partial support for the tested model, may have implications for efforts to assist distressed tinnitus sufferers.
本研究测试了一个关于耳鸣相关困扰和一般困扰的理论模型，该模型涉及对耳鸣症状的接受度和情绪智力作为可能预防此类困扰的因素。来自澳大利亚各地的 162 名耳鸣患者完成了对耳鸣症状的接受度、情绪智力、耳鸣相关困扰和一般困扰的测量。正如假设的那样，对耳鸣症状的接受度越高，与耳鸣相关的困扰就越少。情绪智力与耳鸣困扰无关。更高的接受度和更少的耳鸣困扰都与更少的一般困扰有关，而接受度与一般困扰之间的联系是由耳鸣相关困扰介导的。这些发现为测试模型提供了部分支持，可能对帮助受困扰的耳鸣患者的努力产生影响。
