Overt head movements moderate the effect of depressive symptoms on mood regulation
Overt head movements moderate the effect of depressive symptoms on mood regulation
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明显的头部运动可减轻抑郁症状对情绪调节的影响
DOI：
10.1080/02699931.2014.881323
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Hervás
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作者：
Rahona;Ruiz Fernández;Vázquez;Hervás
消极情绪状态的调节功能障碍是抑郁症的核心症状之一。研究发现，抑郁程度与情绪调节缺陷的强度有关。本研究旨在探讨身体在情绪调节过程中所起的作用。更具体地说，我们研究了头部运动是否会影响焦虑状态下的情绪持续性。在悲伤情绪诱导之后，参与者在进行垂直（即点头）或横向（即摇头）的头部运动后立即呈现一组积极的图片。我们将实验任务前后的情绪变化作为情绪调节有效性的指标。正如预期的那样，结果表明，抑郁症状的初始水平越高，悲伤情绪的持续时间越长。更重要的是，这种联系只存在于摇头的参与者身上，而不存在于点头的参与者身上。这些结果表明，身体运动可以促进情绪调节过程，从而扩大了我们对情绪障碍的精神病理学的认识。
A dysfunction in the regulation of negative mood states is one of the core symptoms of depression. Research has found that levels of depression are associated with the intensity of the mood-regulation deficit. The present study aimed to explore the role the body plays in mood-regulation processes. More specifically, we studied whether head movements can influence mood persistence in dysphoric states. Subsequent to a sad-mood induction, participants were presented with a set of positive pictures immediately after performing either vertical (i.e., nodding) or lateral (i.e., shaking) head movements. We considered changes in mood from before to after the experimental task as an index of the effectiveness of mood regulation. As expected, the results showed that higher initial levels of depressive symptoms were associated with greater persistence of sad mood. More importantly, this association was present in participants who shook their heads, but not in those who nodded. These results show that body movements can contribute to mood-regulation processes, thus expanding our knowledge of the psychopathology of mood disorders.