Department of Applied Human Sciences, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
Int J Psychophysiol. 2021 Aug;166:92-102. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.05.009. Epub 2021 May 25.
Although previous studies have documented that relational victimization serves as a risk factor for depressive symptoms across developmental periods, heterogeneity in effects highlights the possibility that some individuals may be especially vulnerable. This study examined two factors that may influence the link between relational victimization and depressive symptoms: physiological reactivity and narrative processing during the recounting of a past victimization experience. In a sample of 200 college students, we examined narrative processing (i.e., use of disengagement coping strategies, positive resolution, and primary control coping strategies) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) reactivity, assessed during a standard laboratory interview, as moderators of the link between self-reported relational victimization and depressive symptoms. Although relational victimization was associated with increased rates of depressive symptoms, a combination of RSA activation and high disengagement coping appeared protective for individuals high in relational victimization. Similarly, a combination of RSA activation and high levels of positive resolution appeared protective against depressive symptoms among individuals high in relational victimization. The findings shed critical light on the interaction of physiological and cognitive processes in coping with relational victimization.
虽然先前的研究已经记录了关系性受虐是贯穿发展阶段的抑郁症状的风险因素，但效应的异质性凸显了一些人可能特别脆弱的可能性。本研究探讨了两个可能影响关系性受虐与抑郁症状之间联系的因素：生理反应和对过去受虐经历的叙述性处理。在一个由 200 名大学生组成的样本中，我们检查了叙述性处理（即使用脱离应对策略、积极解决和主要控制应对策略）和呼吸窦性心律失常（RSA）反应性，这些是在标准实验室访谈中评估的，作为自我报告的关系性受虐与抑郁症状之间联系的调节因素。虽然关系性受虐与抑郁症状的发生率增加有关，但 RSA 激活和高脱离应对的组合对关系性受虐程度高的个体具有保护作用。同样，RSA 激活和高水平的积极解决的组合对关系性受虐程度高的个体的抑郁症状具有保护作用。研究结果为应对关系性受虐时生理和认知过程的相互作用提供了重要的启示。
