University of Santiago de Compostela.
University of Oregon.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2019 Oct;45(4):578-591. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12358. Epub 2018 Sep 21.
The pathways between differentiation of self and health remain only partly elucidated. This cross-cultural study sought to test Bowen's hypothesis about the associations between differentiation, stressful life events, and physical and psychological health, in a sample of 466 Spanish adults. Results show that people with higher levels of differentiation were less prone to physical ailments (e.g., heart disease, cancer, or blood disorders) and psychological symptoms (e.g., depression or anxiety). Further, differentiation mediated the association between stress (i.e., perceived negativity of stress in the past year and number of stressful events across the lifetime) and physical and psychological health. The current research provides cross-cultural empirical evidence for the links between differentiation and mind and body health in a Mediterranean culture.
自我分化与健康之间的关系仍不完全清楚。本项跨文化研究旨在检验 Bowen 关于自我分化、生活压力事件与身心健康之间关系的假设，研究对象为 466 名西班牙成年人。结果表明，自我分化程度较高的人较少出现身体疾病（如心脏病、癌症或血液紊乱）和心理症状（如抑郁或焦虑）。此外，自我分化还在压力（即过去一年中压力的负面感知和一生中经历的压力事件数量）与身心健康之间起中介作用。本研究为地中海文化中自我分化与身心健康之间的联系提供了跨文化的实证证据。
