Suls J, Sanders G S, Labrecque M S
J Behav Med. 1986 Dec;9(6):567-77. doi: 10.1007/BF00845286.
The present study examined the effects of asking subjects to keep their blood-pressure level low while in the presence of an arousing stimulus. It was hypothesized that, without assistance, subjects' attempts to keep their blood pressure low would actually produce increases in blood pressure, as compared to subjects simply asked to respond naturally to the arousing stimulus. Fifty male subjects watched a videotape containing a neutral (nonarousing) section and an erotic section while their blood pressure was recorded by means of an automated blood-pressure monitoring device. Some of the subjects were asked to relax and keep their blood pressure low during the erotic parts of the videotape; the rest of the subjects were asked to respond naturally. The results confirmed the hypothesis, suggesting that urging people to relax can be counterproductive if they do not also receive systematic instruction on how to relax or control blood pressure. Implications for health messages in the mass media and physician-patient interactions are discussed.
本研究考察了要求受试者在存在激发性刺激的情况下保持低血压水平的效果。研究假设，与仅仅被要求对激发性刺激自然反应的受试者相比，在没有协助的情况下，受试者试图保持低血压实际上会导致血压升高。五十名男性受试者观看了一盘录像带，其中包含一个中性（无激发性）部分和一个色情部分，同时通过自动血压监测装置记录他们的血压。一些受试者被要求在录像带的色情部分放松并保持低血压；其余受试者被要求自然反应。结果证实了这一假设，表明如果人们没有同时接受关于如何放松或控制血压的系统指导，敦促他们放松可能会适得其反。讨论了对大众媒体中的健康信息以及医患互动的影响。
