Florida State University.
J Clin Psychol. 2013 Sep;69(9):896-902. doi: 10.1002/jclp.21961. Epub 2013 Jan 24.
Recently, researchers have called for therapeutic applications of behavioral primes (Shalev & Bargh, 2011). We evaluated whether courageous approach behavior might be facilitated through priming in a sample of spider fearful women.
Undergraduate student women reporting elevated spider fear (N = 33, Age mean = 18.88) were recruited for this study. Participants completed self-report measures of spider fear and dispositional courage. They then completed either a courage or neutral word search prime, which was followed by a behavioral approach task involving a tarantula.
Consistent with predictions, among those reporting lower dispositional courage, the courage prime led to reduced approach behavior relative to the neutral prime. However, no group differences were found among those high in dispositional courage.
These findings point to the importance of self-perceptions in moderating the effects of behavioral primes and suggest limitations to the use of such interventions with individuals with psychological dysfunction.
最近，研究人员呼吁将行为启动（Shalev & Bargh, 2011）应用于治疗。我们评估了在一组害怕蜘蛛的女性样本中，勇敢的接近行为是否可以通过启动来促进。
本研究招募了报告蜘蛛恐惧程度较高的女大学生（N = 33，年龄平均= 18.88）。参与者完成了蜘蛛恐惧和性格勇气的自我报告量表。然后，他们完成了勇敢或中性词搜索启动，随后进行了涉及狼蛛的行为接近任务。
与预测一致，在报告性格勇气较低的参与者中，勇敢启动相对于中性启动导致接近行为减少。然而，在性格勇气较高的参与者中没有发现组间差异。
这些发现表明自我认知在调节行为启动的影响方面的重要性，并表明此类干预措施在具有心理功能障碍的个体中的应用存在局限性。
