Foster J M, Gallagher D
J Gerontol. 1986 Jan;41(1):91-3. doi: 10.1093/geronj/41.1.91.
Thirty-two nondepressed elders were given a self-report coping behavior measure that asked them to identify strategies used in response to a recent major life event, and the experience of "feeling down" or "depressed." The measure also asked the subjects to rate how helpful each coping technique was. The data was compared with those gathered from a depressed elderly sample of equal size, chosen by a post hoc matching method from a population of outpatients undergoing treatment for a separate study. The depressed group reported a greater use of avoidance coping behavior than did the nondepressed sample; they were also significantly more likely to use emotional discharge as a coping technique. The nondepressed population consistently rated all methods of coping as more helpful than did the depressed sample, regardless of frequency of use.
32名未患抑郁症的老年人接受了一项自我报告应对行为测量，该测量要求他们识别应对近期重大生活事件以及“情绪低落”或“抑郁”体验时所采用的策略。该测量还要求受试者对每种应对技巧的帮助程度进行评分。将这些数据与从同等规模的抑郁症老年样本中收集的数据进行比较，该样本是通过事后匹配法从另一项单独研究中接受治疗的门诊患者群体中选取的。与未患抑郁症的样本相比，抑郁症组报告更多地使用回避应对行为；他们也明显更有可能将情绪宣泄作为一种应对技巧。无论使用频率如何，未患抑郁症的人群始终认为所有应对方法都比抑郁症样本更有帮助。
