How Do I Empathize With You? Let Me Count the Ways: Relations Between Facets of Pain-Related Empathy
How Do I Empathize With You? Let Me Count the Ways: Relations Between Facets of Pain-Related Empathy
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10.1016/j.jpain.2011.10.009
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发表时间：
2012-02-01
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通讯作者：
Williams, Amy M.
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作者：
Issner, Jaclyn B.;Cano, Annmarie;Williams, Amy M.
本研究探讨了共情的组成部分（即，共情的准确性，共情的倾向，共情的反应）在慢性疼痛夫妇的背景下相关的程度。此外，这些共情变量和配偶对疼痛的反应之间的相互关系进行了研究。参与者是57对夫妇，其中至少有一个配偶报告慢性肌肉骨骼疼痛。每对夫妇都参加了一个关于疼痛对他们共同生活的影响的录像互动，之后他们完成了一个移情准确性程序。这些互动被编码为配偶使用共情反应。夫妇们还完成了关于疼痛严重程度、疼痛干扰、移情倾向、婚姻满意度和感知到的配偶对疼痛的反应（即，关怀和惩罚反应）的调查。配偶移情反应和移情准确性彼此之间没有相关性，也不与配偶移情倾向或体贴的配偶反应相关。配偶惩罚反应与共情反应呈负相关。夫妻的婚姻满意度对关心和移情反应之间的关系有调节作用。研究结果表明，这些共情变量之间没有明确的联系。结果还表明，气候中提供的关怀可能会影响配偶显示共情responses.Perspective的程度：研究结果有影响的模型的疼痛共情，并建议未来的研究需要了解共情方面之间的关系。此外，旨在解决提供支持的共情气氛的干预措施可能有助于配偶更富有同情心，更有效地与伴侣沟通，并协助伴侣进行疼痛管理。(C)2012年美国疼痛协会American Pain Society
This study examined the extent to which components of empathy (ie, empathic accuracy, empathic tendencies, and empathic responses) were correlated within the context of chronic pain couples. Additionally, the interrelationships between these empathy variables and spouse responses to pain were investigated. Participants were 57 couples in which at least 1 spouse reported chronic musculoskeletal pain. Each couple participated in a videotaped interaction about the impact of pain in their lives together, after which they completed an empathic accuracy procedure. The interactions were coded for the spouse's use of empathic responses. Couples also completed surveys about pain severity, pain interference, empathic tendencies, marital satisfaction, and perceived spousal responses (ie, solicitous and punishing responses) to pain. Spousal empathic responses and empathic accuracy were not related to one another nor were they related to spousal empathic tendencies, or solicitous spouse responses. Spousal punishing responses were negatively related to empathic responses. The association between solicitousness and empathic responses was moderated by spousal marital satisfaction. The findings suggest that there are not clear associations among these empathy variables. The results also indicate that the climate in which solicitousness is provided may influence the extent to which spouses display empathic responses.Perspective: The findings have implications for models of pain empathy and suggest that future research is needed to understand relations between aspects of empathy. Moreover, interventions aimed at addressing the empathic climate in which support is delivered may help spouses more empathically and effectively communicate with and assist partners with pain management. (C) 2012 by the American Pain Society