Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Schizophr Res. 2018 May;195:448-454. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.09.036. Epub 2017 Oct 21.
Positive psychology interventions that integrate a person's strengths into treatment result in improvements in life satisfaction and well-being. Character strengths classified within six core virtues (wisdom/knowledge, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence) have been the subject of substantial research. Though a number of studies have been conducted in the general population, little is known about the character strengths of individuals with first episode psychosis (FEP). Moreover, positive psychology principles, in particular a focus on personal strengths, have been increasingly integrated into FEP treatment and was a core component of Individual Resiliency Training (IRT), the individual therapy component of NAVIGATE tested in the Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode Early Treatment Program. As such, the present study offers an examination of character strengths among 105 FEP clients in specialized early intervention treatment. The present study included two primary aims: 1) to conduct a descriptive analysis of character strengths of FEP individuals and 2) to examine exploratory associations between character strengths and changes in symptomatic and recovery variables over six months. Results revealed that the most commonly identified strengths were: Honesty, Authenticity, and Genuineness (40.95%), Kindness and generosity (37.14%), Fairness, equity, and justice (29.52%), Gratitude (29.52%), and Humor and playfulness (29.52%). Three virtues (Humanity, Justice, and Transcendence) were significantly associated with improvements in symptoms, psychological well-being, and interpersonal relations over six months. Overall, the present study offers a glimpse into how persons with FEP view their strengths and how certain clusters of strengths are related to important outcomes.
积极心理学干预措施将个人的优势融入治疗中，可改善生活满意度和幸福感。六大核心美德（智慧/知识、勇气、人道、公正、节制和超越）内的性格优势已成为大量研究的主题。尽管已经在普通人群中进行了一些研究，但对于首发精神病患者（FEP）的性格优势知之甚少。此外，积极心理学原则，特别是关注个人优势，已越来越多地融入 FEP 治疗中，并且是 NAVIGATE 中个体韧性训练（IRT）的核心组成部分，这是在初始精神分裂症发作早期治疗计划中测试的个体治疗部分。因此，本研究对接受专门早期干预治疗的 105 名 FEP 患者的性格优势进行了检查。本研究包括两个主要目标：1）对 FEP 个体的性格优势进行描述性分析；2）探讨性格优势与六个月内症状和康复变量变化之间的探索性关联。结果表明，最常被识别的优势包括：诚实、真实和真诚（40.95%）、善良和慷慨（37.14%）、公平、公正和正义（29.52%）、感恩（29.52%）和幽默和嬉戏（29.52%）。三个美德（人道、公正和超越）与六个月内症状、心理幸福感和人际关系的改善显著相关。总体而言，本研究提供了一个视角，让人们了解 FEP 患者如何看待自己的优势，以及某些优势集群如何与重要结果相关。
