Sinnott A, Jones B, Fordham A S
J Clin Psychol. 1981 Jan;37(1):123-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198101)37:1<123::aid-jclp2270370123>3.0.co;2-j.
Examined previous notions about the nature of agoraphobia. A contrast of emphasis was found between those who regarded it primarily as a situational fear and others who saw it essentially as a product of some underlying anxiety. A more precise situational analysis was attempted that focused on six variables: Unaccompanied vs. with someone, distance from home, familiarity of location, crowdedness, type of location, and time spent. One hundred and twenty-eight situation descriptions were generated by factorially combining the different levels of each variable. The items thus produced were assembled randomly into a questionnaire that was completed by 30 agoraphobic patients. The importance of the contribution of each variable to the rated fear-provoking potential of the situation description was analyzed. Results were discussed in terms of the agoraphobic as typically dependent upon a significant other, and treatment implications were examined.
审视了先前关于广场恐惧症本质的观念。研究发现，在那些主要将其视为情境性恐惧的人与另一些将其本质上视为某种潜在焦虑产物的人之间，存在着重点的差异。尝试进行了更精确的情境分析，该分析聚焦于六个变量：独自与有人陪伴、离家距离、地点熟悉程度、拥挤程度、地点类型以及停留时间。通过将每个变量的不同水平进行因子组合，生成了128种情境描述。由此产生的条目被随机组合成一份问卷，由30名广场恐惧症患者完成。分析了每个变量对情境描述的恐惧诱发潜力评分的贡献的重要性。根据广场恐惧症患者通常依赖重要他人这一点对结果进行了讨论，并审视了其治疗意义。
