Jeney-Gammon P, Daugherty T K, Finch A J, Belter R W, Foster K Y
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
J Genet Psychol. 1993 Jun;154(2):259-67. doi: 10.1080/00221325.1993.9914739.
The present study examined the relationship between children's coping styles (Spirito, Stark, & Williams, 1988) and self-reported levels of depressive symptoms (Kovacs, 1983) following a major stressor. 257 third- to fifth-grade children consented to participate in the study, 5 months following a hurricane. The number of coping strategies employed was positively related to depression scores, whereas coping efficacy was negatively related to depression scores. Social withdrawal, self-blaming, and emotional regulation were associated with more severe depressive symptoms. Lower levels of symptomatology were found among children who sought social support and engaged in cognitive restructuring. The overall symptom level in the sample did not exceed that of normative samples. Results are discussed in terms of competing theories of childhood depression.
本研究考察了主要应激源出现后儿童的应对方式（斯皮里托、斯塔克和威廉姆斯，1988年）与自我报告的抑郁症状水平（科瓦奇，1983年）之间的关系。257名三至五年级的儿童在飓风过后5个月同意参与该研究。所采用应对策略的数量与抑郁得分呈正相关，而应对效能与抑郁得分呈负相关。社交退缩、自我责备和情绪调节与更严重的抑郁症状相关。在寻求社会支持并进行认知重构的儿童中，症状水平较低。样本中的总体症状水平未超过正常样本。研究结果依据儿童抑郁症的不同竞争理论进行了讨论。
