Is compassion for others stress buffering? Consequences of compassion and social support for physiological reactivity to stress
Is compassion for others stress buffering? Consequences of compassion and social support for physiological reactivity to stress
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jesp.2010.04.008
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发表时间：
2010-09-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Epel, Elissa S.
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作者：
Cosley, Brandon J.;McCoy, Shannon K.;Epel, Elissa S.
本研究探讨了同情他人和社会支持在生理应激反应中的作用。在这个实验中，之前完成了同情心在线评估的参与者在两个支持或中立的评估者面前经历了一个社会压力任务，同时监测他们的血压，皮质醇，高频心率变异性（HF-HRV）以及对评估者的喜爱。被试对他人的同情心与社会支持条件相互作用，缓冲他们对压力的生理反应。当在任务期间提供社会支持时，较高的特质同情与较低的血压反应性，较低的皮质醇反应性和较高的HF-HRV反应性相关。更高的同情心也与更喜欢支持性评价者有关。这些关系在中立条件下的参与者中没有观察到，无论他们的特质是同情。对他人的同情可能会增加我们获得社会支持的能力，这可能会导致压力反应的适应性更强。(C)2010年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
The present study examined the role of compassion for others and social support in physiological stress reactivity. In this experiment, participants who had previously completed an online assessment of compassion experienced a social stress task in front of either two supportive or neutral evaluators, while their blood pressure, cortisol, high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), and liking for the evaluators were monitored. Participants' compassion for others interacted with social support condition to buffer their physiological reactivity to stress. When provided with social support during the task, higher trait compassion was associated with lower blood pressure reactivity, lower cortisol reactivity, and higher HF-HRV reactivity. Higher compassion was also associated with greater liking for the supportive evaluators. These relationships were not observed for participants in the neutral condition, regardless of their trait compassion. Compassion for others may increase our ability to receive social support, which may lead to more adaptive profiles of stress reactivity. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.