Congleton G K, Calhoun L G
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 28223.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 1993 Winter;39(4):255-65. doi: 10.1177/002076409303900402.
This study investigated the experiences of 25 women who described themselves as responding in an emotionally distressed manner to abortion and a comparison group of 25 women reporting more relieving/neutral responses. Current and initial stress response to the abortion, general mental health, and demographic characteristics were assessed quantitatively, and interviews explored subjective perceptions. The distress group had significantly higher scores on initial stress response and religiosity, were more often currently affiliated with conservative churches, and reported lower degree of social support and confidence in the abortion decision. Qualitatively, 48% of the distress group recalled experiencing feelings of loss immediately post-abortion, in contrast to none in the nondistress group. Both groups identified post-abortion "catalytic" events, such as subsequent childbirth, that affected responses to the abortion over time.
本研究调查了25名自述对堕胎有情绪困扰反应的女性的经历，以及25名报告有更多缓解/中性反应的女性组成的对照组。对堕胎的当前和初始应激反应、总体心理健康状况以及人口统计学特征进行了定量评估，并通过访谈探究主观认知。困扰组在初始应激反应和宗教信仰方面得分显著更高，目前更常隶属于保守教会，并且报告称社会支持程度较低以及对堕胎决定的信心较低。从定性角度来看，48%的困扰组女性回忆起堕胎后立即有失落感，而非困扰组则无人有此感受。两组均识别出了堕胎后的“催化”事件，例如随后的分娩，这些事件随着时间的推移影响了对堕胎的反应。
