Emotional Constriction and Risk for Posttraumatic Stress: The Roles of Trauma History and Gender

Research suggests there are qualitative differences in emotionality across gender, with men being more emotionally constrictive than women. Constrictive emotionality has consistently been linked to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and because men are generally more emotionally constrictive, one could infer they are at increased risk for PTSD. However, research demonstrates that twice as many women are diagnosed with PTSD than men. In an undergraduate sample, men reported significantly greater emotional constriction, but significantly less posttraumatic stress severity in comparison to women. The gender differences in emotional constriction disappeared in a subsample of students who endorsed experiencing an upsetting event. Emotional constriction mediated the relationship between trauma and posttraumatic stress severity, although it was a stronger mediator for women than men.     

农村老年人的社会排斥体验与健康状况:有调节的中介作用

基于社会排斥的多元动机模型、负性情绪影响健康的四通路模型,通过对一项覆盖中国31个省级行政区（不含港澳台）农村居民社会调查数据的分析,考察了1803名农村老年人社会排斥体验与健康状况的关系,以及负性情绪、人际信任、经济状况在两者中的作用。结果表明,农村老年人的社会排斥体验负向预测其健康状况;负性情绪在农村老年人社会排斥体验和健康状况之间起中介作用;人际信任、经济状况均在农村老年人社会排斥体验和负性情绪之间起调节作用;经济状况还在农村老年人负性情绪和健康状况之间起调节作用。该结果不仅验证并拓展了上述两个理论模型,还为农村的养老服务体系建设、农村老年人的健康服务工作提供了启示。     

莫比乌斯综合征的社交障碍：互动主义解释

莫比乌斯综合征患者的面无表情会带来严重的社交障碍。以当代心灵哲学与认知科学视角讨论莫比乌斯综合征所面临的社交障碍及原因。从互动主义两种类型假设给予解释：强互动主义和温和互动主义。强互动主义强调身体的动作耦合是与他人连接的关键,患者由于表情和动作障碍导致社会互动障碍。温和互动主义则认为高层次认知过程可能会通过其他方式来弥补表情和动作障碍的缺失,即通过不同的感官通道（听觉、触觉等）从另一种非视觉的身体耦合处理中受益。建议为患者寻找多元化的社交互动模式,有助于莫比乌斯综合征患者更好地完成社会适应。

     

乳腺癌患者经济负担对情绪健康及生活质量的影响研究进展

通过文献综述的方式,对乳腺癌患者疾病经济负担、情绪健康、生活质量及三者相关关系的实证研究成果进行系统梳理。研究证实,乳腺癌患者疾病经济负担的主观感知严重程度对患者治疗依从性、情绪健康和生活质量产生重要负面影响。长期的治疗以及靶向药物、免疫药物使用的增加,加重了患者及其家庭经济负担,进而增加抑郁、焦虑的患病风险,导致患者总体生活质量下降。并在探讨当前研究局限性的基础上,提出对未来研究方向的建议与展望。

     

Comparative study of trait emotional intelligence and executive functioning among youth

This study investigated the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and executive skills (ESs), and the differences between TEI and ESs among Malaysian and Iranian youths. In this study, 226 Malaysians and 248 Iranians completed the TEIQue-SF and Executive Skills Questionnaire. Hypotheses were tested with Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings indicated that TEI had significant predictions on ESs, depending on cultural contexts. Significant differences were found in the effects of TEI on ESs, including emotional control, metacognition, goal-directed persistence, response inhibition, planning/prioritization, sustained attention, stress tolerance, task initiation, and working memory among Malaysian and Iranian youth. No significant difference was found in the effects of TEI on ESs, including flexibility, organization, and time management across both groups. This study makes a unique contribution to emotional intelligence and executive functioning research literature by considering several ESs at the same time for personal development and promoting healthier lives. Comparison of the effect of TEI on ESs in the Malaysian and Iranian contexts using advanced analysis methods is one of the most important methodological contributions of the study.     

情感广告的传播效果及作用机制

情感诉求在现代广告中运用非常广泛,并已成为西方广告心理研究的热点问题之一。研究者们重点探讨了情感诉求的作用机制、情感诉求所能达到的传播效果及影响其传播效果的相关因素。文章对这些研究进行了较系统的考察,并提出了现有研究依然存在的一些问题     

Making sense of being fat: A hermeneutic analysis of adults’ explanations for obesity

This hermeneutic‐phenomenological study of individuals enrolled in a hospital weight management clinic is an account and analysis of the experiences of being overweight, dieting and weight cycling through in‐depth life history interviews. Participants explored their earliest recollections involving family attitudes towards food, multiple experiences with dieting and weight cycling and how they explained their weight problems to themselves. Analysis revealed that mealtimes became the arena within which control battles were waged between parent and child; food became associated with control and eating subsequently became a way to gain control over other aspects of life. Eating also became a way to numb the pain associated with child abuse, to substitute for human needs for relationship and belonging and emotional cycles of eating were identified. Insights emergeing from the interview process suggest the value of considering a psychodynamic approach to understanding emotional eating.