a Unit of Health Psychology, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences , University College London.
Psychol Health Med. 2003 Feb 1;8(1):35-44. doi: 10.1080/1354850021000059241.
Lung function, adherence and denial were explored in asthma patients who possess a repressive coping style (repressors). Repressors (low trait anxiety, high defensiveness) and non-repressors were identified by their trait anxiety and defensiveness scores. Participants completed measures of self-reported adherence, denial, morbidity and demographic data. A lung function measure (FEV(1)) was obtained for a subset of patients. Repressors, who comprised 33% of the sample, had significantly worse lung function but scored significantly higher on self-reported adherence, compared to non-repressors. Age was positively correlated with adherence. Although repressive coping was positively correlated with denial, denial was significantly correlated with defensiveness but not trait anxiety. The study provides evidence that repressors are an important group to identify in future studies of asthma.
对具有压抑应对方式（压抑者）的哮喘患者进行了肺功能、坚持和否认的研究。通过特质焦虑和防御性得分来确定压抑者（低特质焦虑、高防御性）和非压抑者。参与者完成了自我报告的坚持、否认、发病率和人口统计学数据的测量。对一部分患者进行了肺功能测量（FEV1）。在样本中占 33%的压抑者，其肺功能明显更差，但与非压抑者相比，他们在自我报告的坚持方面得分明显更高。年龄与坚持呈正相关。尽管压抑应对与否认呈正相关，但否认与防御性显著相关，而与特质焦虑无关。该研究为未来哮喘研究中确定压抑者是一个重要群体提供了证据。
