Biederman J J, Schefft B K
Northern Illinois University.
Behav Modif. 1994 Jan;18(1):89-105. doi: 10.1177/01454455940181006.
This study examined the impact of trait anxiety on self-control behavior using the cold pressor task. In addition to cold pressor tolerance, effects were measured in terms of physiological arousal and self-evaluations. Forty-six female subjects screened for high and low trait anxiety were given two trials of the cold pressor task, and between trials, they were given either self-control or non-self-control training. As expected, self-control training resulted in increased pain tolerance and decreased physiological arousal. Although anxiety did not influence behavioral tolerance, high trait anxious subjects receiving self-control training made more negative self-evaluations and had higher levels of physiological arousal. These results suggest that anxiety may disrupt the use of self-control strategies in coping with pain.
本研究使用冷加压任务考察了特质焦虑对自我控制行为的影响。除了冷加压耐受性外，还从生理唤醒和自我评估方面测量了相关效应。对46名经筛选具有高特质焦虑和低特质焦虑的女性受试者进行了两次冷加压任务试验，在两次试验之间，她们接受了自我控制或非自我控制训练。正如预期的那样，自我控制训练导致疼痛耐受性增加和生理唤醒降低。虽然焦虑并未影响行为耐受性，但接受自我控制训练的高特质焦虑受试者做出了更多负面的自我评估，且生理唤醒水平更高。这些结果表明，焦虑可能会干扰应对疼痛时自我控制策略的运用。
