Timmerman I G, Emmelkamp P M, Sanderman R
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Behav Res Ther. 1998 Sep;36(9):863-75. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00053-9.
In this study we examine the effects of a stress-management training program on individuals without serious (mental) health complaints but with an increased chance of developing them as a consequence of stress. Potential subjects were randomly selected from the community at large and, then screened for participation in the training program if some of several (mental) health risk factors could be attributed to them: past life-events, neuroticism, inassertiveness, avoidant coping style and lack of social support. The control group, which did not take part in the training program, consisted of individuals with a similar risk profile as those in the training group. The training program consisted of several stress-management techniques: changing unhealthy life-style, relaxation training, problem-solving training and social skills-training. Multivariate analyses of variance showed that the training group, as compared to the control group, reported significantly less distress, less trait anxiety, less daily hassles, more assertiveness and more satisfaction with social support at follow-up. There were, however, no significant changes found in the coping skills of either group.
在本研究中，我们考察了一项压力管理培训项目对那些没有严重（心理）健康问题，但因压力而有增加患此类问题可能性的个体的影响。潜在受试者是从广大社区中随机选取的，然后如果他们存在若干（心理）健康风险因素中的一些，如过去的生活事件、神经质、不自信、回避应对方式和缺乏社会支持，就会被筛选出来参与培训项目。未参加培训项目的对照组由与培训组风险状况相似的个体组成。培训项目包括多种压力管理技巧：改变不健康的生活方式、放松训练、问题解决训练和社交技能训练。多变量方差分析表明，与对照组相比，培训组在随访时报告的痛苦明显更少、特质焦虑更少、日常烦恼更少、更自信且对社会支持更满意。然而，两组的应对技能均未发现显著变化。
