Knight K H, Elfenbein M H, Messina-Soares J A
Psychology Department, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809, USA.
Psychol Rep. 1998 Oct;83(2):627-36. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.2.627.
The present study examined whether the Sex of the participant, Cause of death (natural causes or suicide) and Sex of the bereaved were related to the perceived helpfulness of the behaviors and comments of support providers. After reading one of four scenarios in which a parent's cause of death and the sex of the grieving child were varied, 198 college students (112 women, 86 men) rated the helpfulness of 34 statements. Significant main effects for sex of the participant and cause of death were both found. While no significant main effect for sex of the bereaved was found, this variable did interact with sex of the participant and with cause of death for the variable of Provision of physical comfort. Significant interactions for sex of the participant x cause of death were found for the variables of Provision of physical comfort and Identification with the situation. The results underscore the value of multiple providers of support during grieving.
本研究考察了参与者的性别、死亡原因（自然原因或自杀）以及丧亲者的性别是否与支持提供者的行为和评论的感知帮助性相关。在阅读了四个情景之一（其中父母的死亡原因和悲伤孩子的性别有所不同）后，198名大学生（112名女性，86名男性）对34条陈述的帮助性进行了评分。发现参与者性别和死亡原因均有显著的主效应。虽然未发现丧亲者性别有显著的主效应，但该变量在提供身体安慰这一变量上确实与参与者性别以及死亡原因存在交互作用。在提供身体安慰和认同情境这两个变量上，发现了参与者性别×死亡原因的显著交互作用。结果强调了悲伤期间多个支持提供者的价值。
