Lenferink Lonneke I M, Wessel Ineke, Boelen Paul A
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2018 Feb;206(2):108-115. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000781.
Adaptive regulation of positive and negative affect after the loss of a loved one may foster recovery. In two studies, using similar methods but different samples, we explored the association between positive (i.e., dampening and enhancing) and negative (i.e., rumination) affect regulation strategies and symptoms levels of postloss psychopathology. Study 1 used data from 187 people confronted with the death of a loved one. In study 2, the sample consisted of 134 relatives of long-term missing persons. Participants completed self-reports tapping prolonged grief, depression, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and affect regulation strategies. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that both negative and positive affect regulation strategies explained significant amounts of variance symptom levels in both samples. In line with previous work, our results suggest that negative and positive affect regulation strategies relate to postloss psychopathology. Future research should explore how both affect regulation strategies may adequately be addressed in treatment.
失去亲人后对积极和消极情绪的适应性调节可能有助于恢复。在两项研究中，我们使用了相似的方法但样本不同，探讨了积极（即抑制和增强）和消极（即沉思）情绪调节策略与丧亲后精神病理学症状水平之间的关联。研究1使用了187名经历亲人死亡者的数据。在研究2中，样本由134名长期失踪人员的亲属组成。参与者完成了关于持续性悲伤、抑郁、创伤后应激症状和情绪调节策略的自我报告。分层回归分析表明，消极和积极情绪调节策略在两个样本中都解释了大量的症状水平变异。与之前的研究一致，我们的结果表明，消极和积极情绪调节策略与丧亲后精神病理学有关。未来的研究应该探索如何在治疗中充分应对这两种情绪调节策略。
