The effect of suppressing and not accepting emotions on depressive symptoms: Is suppression different for men and women?
The effect of suppressing and not accepting emotions on depressive symptoms: Is suppression different for men and women?
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10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.022
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发表时间：
2010-10-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Mackey, Allison
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作者：
Flynn, Jessica J.;Hollenstein, Tom;Mackey, Allison
情绪表达的抑制与抑郁症状有关。然而，男性比女性更压抑情绪，但女性经历更多的抑郁症状。本研究探讨了性别和情绪不接受（认为情绪是坏的，要避免）的抑制，抑郁症的关系的调节。参与者为17-24岁的男性（n = 118）和女性（n = 210）。果然据报告，男性比女性更容易压抑情绪，而女性则更容易出现抑郁症状。然而，抑制只与男性而不是女性的抑郁症有关。分层回归显示性别、抑制和不接受之间存在3向交互作用。较低的情绪接受度与最高的抑郁症状有关，无论抑制或性别如何。随着对情绪的更大接受，抑制与男性更多的抑郁症状有关，但女性的抑郁症状较少。这些发现表明，抑制情绪可能有不同的功能，可能更有助于理解男性而不是女性的抑郁症状。(C)2010爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Suppression of emotional expression has been associated with depressive symptoms. However, men suppress emotions more than women but women experience more symptoms of depression. The present study examined gender and emotional non-acceptance (thinking of emotions as bad and to be avoided) as moderators of the suppression-depression relationship. Participants were males (n = 118) and females (n = 210) aged 17-24. As expected. men reported suppressing emotions more than women and women reported more depressive symptoms. However, suppression was only related to depression in men and not women. Hierarchical regressions revealed a 3-way interaction among gender, suppression, and non-acceptance. Lower acceptance of emotions was associated with the highest depressive symptoms regardless of suppression or gender. With greater acceptance of emotions, suppression was related to more depressive symptoms in men but fewer depressive symptoms in women. These findings suggest that suppressing emotions may have different functions and may be more useful for understanding depressive symptoms in men rather than women. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.