Singular and combined effects of thought suppression and anxiety induction on frequency of threatening thoughts: An experimental investigation
Singular and combined effects of thought suppression and anxiety induction on frequency of threatening thoughts: An experimental investigation
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DOI：
10.1007/s10608-005-2793-x
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Telch, MJ
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作者：
Cougle, JR;Smits, JAJ;Telch, MJ
抑制不想要的想法已经被假设为在维持临床疾病如强迫症和创伤后应激障碍中起重要作用。本研究旨在探讨单一的和合并的影响，思想抑制指令和焦虑诱导（诱导预期即兴演讲）的频率上的威胁相关的想法。社交焦虑的参与者被随机分为四种情况：（a）思想抑制预防-预期的演讲;（B）思想抑制预防-没有预期的演讲;（c）没有思想抑制预防-预期的演讲;（d）没有思想抑制预防-没有预期的演讲。与预测相反，那些被指示在高度焦虑的条件下抑制他们的目标想法的人比非抑制组报告了更少的焦虑想法。在无焦虑诱导控制条件下的参与者中没有观察到这种效果。我们的研究结果提供了初步证据，焦虑诱导实际上可能有助于成功抑制威胁相关的想法。理论影响进行了讨论。
The suppression of unwanted thoughts has been hypothesized to play an important role in the maintenance of clinical disorders such as OCD and PTSD. The present study sought to examine the singular and combined effects of thought suppression instructions and anxiety induction (as induced by an anticipated impromptu speech) on the frequency of threat-relevant thoughts. Socially anxious participants were randomized to one of four conditions: (a) thought suppression instructions-anticipated speech; (b) thought suppression instructions-no anticipated speech; (c) no thought suppression instructions-anticipated speech; and (d) no thought suppression instructions-no anticipated speech. Contrary to prediction, those instructed to suppress their target thoughts under conditions of heightened anxiety reported fewer anxious thoughts following suppression than the non-suppression group. This effect was not observed among participants in the no anxiety induction control condition. Our findings provide preliminary evidence that anxiety induction may actually facilitate successful suppression of threat-relevant thoughts. Theoretical implications are discussed.