Breines Juliana G, McInnis Christine M, Kuras Yuliya I, Thoma Myriam V, Gianferante Danielle, Hanlin Luke, Chen Xuejie, Rohleder Nicolas
Department of Psychology and Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States.
Self Identity. 2015 Oct 1;14(4):390-402. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2015.1005659.
In this study we tested the hypothesis that participants higher in dispositional self-compassion would show lower stress-induced reactivity of salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), a marker of sympathetic nervous system activation. Thirty-three healthy participants (18-34 years old) were exposed to a standardized laboratory stressor on two consecutive days. Self-compassion, self-esteem, and demographic factors were assessed by questionnaire and sAA was assessed at baseline and at 1, 10, 30, and 60 minutes following each stressor. Self-compassion was a significant negative predictor of sAA responses on both days. This relationship remained significant when controlling for self-esteem, subjective distress, age, gender, ethnicity, and Body Mass Index (BMI). These results suggest that self-compassion may serve as a protective factor against stress-induced physiological changes that have implications for health.
在本研究中，我们检验了这样一个假设：性格上自我同情程度较高的参与者，其唾液α淀粉酶（sAA，交感神经系统激活的一个标志物）的应激诱导反应性会更低。33名健康参与者（年龄在18至34岁之间）连续两天接受标准化实验室应激源刺激。通过问卷调查评估自我同情、自尊和人口统计学因素，并在每次应激源刺激前的基线以及刺激后1分钟、10分钟、30分钟和60分钟时评估sAA。自我同情是两天中sAA反应的显著负向预测因子。在控制了自尊、主观痛苦、年龄、性别、种族和体重指数（BMI）后，这种关系仍然显著。这些结果表明，自我同情可能作为一种保护因素，抵御对健康有影响的应激诱导生理变化。
