School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Anxiety Stress Coping. 2023 Jan;36(1):18-37. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2022.2150177. Epub 2022 Dec 5.
Three online studies were conducted to elucidate the role of emotional regulation (ER) in posttraumatic growth (PTG), evaluate the ability of an online self-distancing intervention to achieve ER, and test whether increasing the use of ER strategies promotes PTG.
Cross-sectional (Study 1) and longitudinal randomized controlled trials (RCT) (Studies 2 and 3).
In Study 1, 626 adults completed measures of ER, PTG, and psychosocial functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 2, 149 adults participated in a five-week RCT comparing self-immersed, spatially self-distanced, and temporally self-distanced reflection in their ability to regulate negative affect. In Study 3, 117 adults replicated the RCT of Study 2 and completed the measures from Study 1 a week pre- and post-intervention.
Path analyses confirmed that ER strategies were relevant to COVID-19-related PTG. MANOVAs revealed that self-distancing was effective in regulating state negative affect. However, ANOVAs suggest that this was not due to increased use of ER strategies and did not improve PTG or psychosocial functioning.
These findings support further research into the relevance of ER to PTG, and provide a foundation to understand PTG and develop PTG-promoting interventions within a broader stress-coping framework.
通过三项在线研究，阐明情绪调节（ER）在创伤后成长（PTG）中的作用，评估在线自我疏远干预实现 ER 的能力，并检验增加 ER 策略的使用是否能促进 PTG。
横断面研究（研究 1）和纵向随机对照试验（RCT）（研究 2 和 3）。
在研究 1 中，626 名成年人在 COVID-19 大流行期间完成了 ER、PTG 和心理社会功能的测量。在研究 2 中，149 名成年人参加了一项为期五周的 RCT，比较了自我沉浸、空间自我疏远和时间自我疏远对调节负面情绪的能力。在研究 3 中，117 名成年人复制了研究 2 的 RCT，并在干预前一周和干预后一周完成了研究 1 的测量。
路径分析证实 ER 策略与 COVID-19 相关的 PTG 有关。MANOVA 揭示了自我疏远在调节状态负面情绪方面是有效的。然而，ANOVA 表明，这不是由于 ER 策略的使用增加，也没有改善 PTG 或心理社会功能。
这些发现支持进一步研究 ER 与 PTG 的相关性，并为在更广泛的应激应对框架内理解 PTG 和开发促进 PTG 的干预措施提供了基础。
