Adult attachment and social support interact to reduce psychological but not cortisol responses to stress
Adult attachment and social support interact to reduce psychological but not cortisol responses to stress
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.11.011
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发表时间：
2008-05-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Heinrichs, Markus
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作者：
Ditzen, Beate;Schmidt, Silke;Heinrichs, Markus
目的：成人依恋是社会支持对压力保护的中介变量。本研究旨在探讨成人依恋和社会支持对心理社会应激的心理和内分泌反应的影响。研究方法：63名已婚或同居的健康男性被随机分配到接受指导的社会支持，从他们的合作伙伴或没有社会支持之前，被暴露于一个标准化的心理社会压力（特里尔社会压力测试）。使用亲密关系经验-修订版问卷确定依恋。状态焦虑，情绪和唾液皮质醇水平反复评估之前和之后的压力。结果：安全依恋与压力暴露后状态焦虑水平的下降有关。更重要的是，社会支持和安全依恋的组合表现出最低的焦虑水平后的压力（互动效应）。社会支持单独减少皮质醇对压力的反应，而安全依恋并不影响皮质醇浓度。结论：这是第一个研究成人依恋和社会支持的心理和内分泌应激反应方面的相互作用，同意与以前的研究表明，一个重要的保护作用的依恋心理应激反应。然而，依恋并没有直接调节皮质醇对急性应激的反应。(c)2008年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
Objective: Adult attachment has been suggested to mediate the effect of social support on stress protection. ne purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of adult attachment and social support on psychological and endocrine responses to psychosocial stress. Methods: Sixty-three healthy men who were married or cohabiting were randomly assigned to receive either instructed social support from their partner or no social support before being exposed to a standardized psychosocial stressor (Trier Social Stress Test). Attachment was determined using the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised questionnaire. State anxiety, mood, and salivary cortisol levels were repeatedly assessed before and after stress. Results: Secure attachment was associated with stronger decreases in state anxiety levels following stress exposure. More importantly, the combination of social support and secure attachment exhibited the lowest anxiety levels after stress (interaction effect). Social support alone reduced cortisol responses to stress, whereas secure attachment did not influence cortisol concentrations. Conclusion: This first study on the interaction of adult attachment and social support in terms of psychological and endocrine stress responses concurs with previous studies suggesting an important protective role of attachment for psychological stress responsiveness. However, attachment did not directly moderate cortisol responses to acute stress. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.