Manne S, Sandler I, Zautra A
J Behav Med. 1986 Apr;9(2):163-77. doi: 10.1007/BF00848475.
The current study investigated the relationship of the passage of time and membership in a self-help group with coping behaviors and distress among people with genital herpes. A comparison between 116 people in herpes support groups and 36 community volunteers on the use of coping and level of emotional adjustment was undertaken. Results of the study indicated that people employed fewer coping strategies with increasing time since the onset of the stressor. This pattern was particularly clear in non-support-group subjects. In comparison, support-group members did not exhibit as significant a decrease in the use of coping strategies or as great an improvement in the level of depression and degree bothered by herpes over time. Selection factors and effects of self-help group membership are discussed as alternative explanations for these differences. Future research in the area of group membership as well as helpful and nonhelpful processes in these groups is suggested.
本研究调查了时间推移以及加入自助小组与生殖器疱疹患者应对行为和痛苦之间的关系。对116名疱疹支持小组的成员和36名社区志愿者在应对方式的使用和情绪调节水平方面进行了比较。研究结果表明，自应激源出现后，随着时间的增加，人们采用的应对策略减少。这种模式在非支持小组的受试者中尤为明显。相比之下，支持小组成员在应对策略的使用上没有出现如此显著的减少，随着时间的推移，在抑郁水平和因疱疹而困扰的程度上也没有如此大的改善。讨论了选择因素和加入自助小组的影响，作为这些差异的替代解释。建议在小组成员领域以及这些小组中有益和无益过程方面进行未来研究。
