University of Cyprus, Cyprus.
J Health Psychol. 2019 Feb;24(2):175-187. doi: 10.1177/1359105316666657. Epub 2016 Sep 5.
Individual differences in avoidant coping were hypothesized to exacerbate quality of life impairment associated with somatization and illness anxiety symptoms; psychological flexibility was expected to moderate this impairment. Individuals from a random community sample ( N = 298; 182 females), who met screening criteria for somatization and illness anxiety, reported lower quality of life and psychological flexibility and greater avoidant coping compared to controls. Psychological flexibility significantly moderated the impact of somatization and illness anxiety on quality of life domains. Findings suggest that decreasing avoidant coping through therapy may be promising in mitigating the negative impact of these symptom categories.
个体在回避应对方面的差异被假设会加剧与躯体化和疾病焦虑症状相关的生活质量受损；心理灵活性预计会缓和这种损伤。来自随机社区样本的个体（N=298；182 名女性），符合躯体化和疾病焦虑的筛查标准，与对照组相比，报告了更低的生活质量和心理灵活性，以及更高的回避应对。心理灵活性显著调节了躯体化和疾病焦虑对生活质量各领域的影响。研究结果表明，通过治疗减少回避应对可能是减轻这些症状类别负面影响的有前途的方法。
