Koç University.
J Psychol. 2020;154(7):487-498. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2020.1784824. Epub 2020 Jul 9.
Negative urgency, which is the tendency to act impulsively under the influence of negative emotions, is a risk factor for various psychological disorders including anxiety and depression. In contrast, proactive coping is a future oriented coping strategy that aims to prepare the self for future stressors by reappraising the stressors as challenges or keep oneself prepared for impending losses. Although the effect of proactive coping and preventive coping strategies on reducing depression and anxiety has been consistently documented, the association of their interaction with risk factors received little attention. In the current study, the moderator roles of two dimensions of Proactive Coping strategies in the association of negative urgency with anxiety and depression, is examined. Data were collected from 404 individuals (255 women) aged 18 to 59 ( = 31.29, SD = 11.70) through scales assessing negative urgency, proactive coping, anxiety and depression from a community sample. The results revealed that the interaction of proactive coping with negative urgency to be significantly associated with individual differences in depression scores, indicating that appraising the threats as challenges may have potential for buffering the effects of negative urgency on depression. However, a similar pattern was not observed for anxiety or preventive coping.
消极紧迫感是指在消极情绪影响下冲动行事的倾向，是焦虑和抑郁等各种心理障碍的一个风险因素。相比之下，主动应对是一种面向未来的应对策略，旨在通过将压力源重新评估为挑战，或让自己为即将到来的损失做好准备，从而为未来的压力源做好准备。尽管主动应对和预防应对策略对减轻抑郁和焦虑的效果已得到一致证实，但它们与风险因素的相互作用关联却很少受到关注。在本研究中，检验了主动应对策略的两个维度在消极紧迫感与焦虑和抑郁的关联中的调节作用。通过从社区样本中评估消极紧迫感、主动应对、焦虑和抑郁的量表，从 404 名年龄在 18 至 59 岁的个体（女性 255 名）中收集了数据（ = 31.29，SD = 11.70）。结果表明，主动应对与消极紧迫感的相互作用与抑郁评分的个体差异显著相关，这表明将威胁评估为挑战可能具有缓冲消极紧迫感对抑郁影响的潜力。然而，对于焦虑或预防应对，并没有观察到类似的模式。
