Reasons for disclosing depression matter: The consequences of having egosystem and ecosystem goals
Reasons for disclosing depression matter: The consequences of having egosystem and ecosystem goals
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.016
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发表时间：
2008-08-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Crocker, Jennifer
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作者：
Garcia, Julie A.;Crocker, Jennifer
抑郁症患者往往隐瞒自己的抑郁，不寻求帮助，部分原因是与精神疾病相关的耻辱。我们提出了自我系统动机的两种激励系统，涉及保护和膨胀期望的自我形象，以及生态系统动机，涉及贡献或支持他人。本研究以美国中西部一所大学的48名个体为样本，考察了他们披露或隐瞒可隐瞒性耻感的动机，以验证以下假设：(1)这些动机分别对自我系统和生态系统目标两个因素有影响；(2)生态系统的披露动机对披露和心理健康有更积极的影响。我们发现，有自我系统目标的人披露得较少，而且当他们披露时，他们的心理幸福感也较低。相反，以生态系统为目标的人在这样做的过程中披露得更多，心理幸福感也更强。讨论了这些发现对决定何时和向谁透露自己的抑郁症的影响。(c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
People with depression often conceal their depression and do not seek help, in part because of the stigma associated with mental illness. We propose two motivational systems for the self-egosystern motivations, concerned with protecting and inflating desired self-images, and ecosystem motivations, concerned with contributing or supporting others. Using a sample of 48 individuals at a Midwestern university, USA, this study examined motivations for disclosing or concealing a concealable stigma, to test the hypotheses that: (1) these motivations load on two factors corresponding to egosystern and ecosystem goals, and (2) ecosystem motivations for disclosure have more positive effects on disclosure and psychological well-being. We found that people with egosystem goals disclosed less, and also experienced lower psychological well-being when they did disclose. Conversely, people with ecosystem goals disclosed more and experienced greater psychological well-being while doing so. Implications of these findings for deciding when and to whom to disclose one's depression are discussed. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.