Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University.
Psychol Serv. 2014 Feb;11(1):97-104. doi: 10.1037/a0032954. Epub 2013 Oct 7.
The recovery movement has identified acceptance of mental illness as critical to quality of life and illness management. However, there is a general lack of research on the acceptance of mental illness. The present qualitative study was conducted with 30 participants with mental illness to clarify the construct of acceptance. Grounded theory methodology is utilized to analyze the 30 semistructured interviews. Results in the present study reveal acceptance to be a multifaceted construct composed of several core characteristics, including the: (1) identity component, (2) cognitive component, (3) emotional component, (4) behavioral component, and (5) relational component. In addition, when asked to define acceptance of mental illness, some participants noted negative connotations to acceptance. Implications for psychological services and future research will be discussed to guide additional study and practice in this area.
康复运动已经认识到接受精神疾病对于生活质量和疾病管理至关重要。然而，对于精神疾病的接受程度，一般缺乏研究。本定性研究使用 30 名精神疾病患者来阐明接受的结构。扎根理论方法被用于分析 30 次半结构化访谈。本研究的结果表明，接受是一个多方面的结构，由几个核心特征组成，包括：（1）身份组成部分，（2）认知组成部分，（3）情感组成部分，（4）行为组成部分，和（5）关系组成部分。此外，当被要求定义对精神疾病的接受程度时，一些参与者注意到接受有负面含义。将讨论心理服务和未来研究的意义，以指导该领域的进一步研究和实践。
