Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Clin Psychol Rev. 2018 Nov;65:57-80. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.07.006. Epub 2018 Jul 31.
The Centrality of Event Scale (CES) was introduced to examine the extent to which a traumatic or stressful event is perceived as central to an individual's identity and life story, and how this relates to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms. In addition, the CES has been examined in relation to a range of other conditions and dispositions. We present a systematic review of the correlates of the CES. Results from 92 publications resulted in 25 measurement categories in the six theoretical domains of trauma, negative affect and distress, autobiographical memory, personality, positive affect, and gender. The mean weighted correlations of the 25 measurement categories ranged from -.17 to .55, with standard errors from .01 to .02, allowing us to distinguish empirically among effects. Consistent with the theoretical motivation for the CES and predictions predating the review, the CES correlated positively with a range of measures, correlating most highly with measures related to trauma, PTSD, grief, and autobiographical memory. The findings show that the CES probes aspects of autobiographical memory of broad relevance to clinical disorders, and with specific implications for theories of PTSD.
事件中心性量表（Centrality of Event Scale，CES）用于评估个体对创伤或压力事件的认知程度，这些事件对其身份和生活故事的重要性，以及与创伤后应激障碍（Posttraumatic Stress Disorder，PTSD）症状的关系。此外，CES 还被用于研究一系列其他情况和性格特征。我们对 CES 的相关性进行了系统的综述。92 篇文献的结果显示，CES 在创伤、负性情绪和痛苦、自传体记忆、人格、正性情绪和性别等六个理论领域中存在 25 个测量类别。这 25 个测量类别的平均加权相关性范围从-.17 到.55，标准误差从.01 到.02，这使我们能够在实证上区分不同的影响。与 CES 的理论动机以及审查前的预测一致，CES 与一系列测量指标呈正相关，与与创伤、PTSD、悲伤和自传体记忆相关的测量指标相关性最高。这些发现表明，CES 探究了与临床障碍广泛相关的自传体记忆方面，对 PTSD 理论具有特定的意义。
