Aspirations, Social Obligations and Psychological Stress

Kristen Marussen Richard SerpeKent州立大学这项研究将有助于澄清社会角色和心理痛苦之间的关系。这项研究扩展了身份差异理论，该理论以不同的方式预测抑郁和焦虑，这是由于个人认为自己被他人如何看待(自我相关的认知)、他们如何渴望处于给定的身份(愿望)以及他们对给定的身份(义务)应该如何感觉之间的差异。研究人员假设，自我相关认知和愿望之间的差异将与抑郁相关，而自我相关认知和义务之间的差异将与焦虑相关。这项研究使用了具有全国代表性的1000名成年人样本，提炼和测试了更好地区分身份附带的愿望和义务的同一性测量，考察了五种不同身份背景下愿望、义务和幸福感之间的关系，并通过考察自尊对身份差异和心理健康之间关系的影响程度，扩大了身份差异理论的范围。研究结果可能有助于增加我们对日常生活中成功或不成功地扮演社会角色而导致的心理健康问题的了解。通过这样做，这些发现将拓宽我们对压力和心理健康之间关系的理论理解，并可能对心理健康人群的临床研究和实践有所启示。最后，这项研究将为指导本科生和研究生提供机会。学生将参与项目的每个阶段，获得宝贵的研究经验。

SES-1024342Kristen MarcussenRichard SerpeKent State UniversityThis research will help to clarify the relationship between social roles and psychological distress. The study extends identity-discrepancy theory, which differentially predicts depression and anxiety as a result of discrepancies between how individuals believe they are viewed by others (self-relevant perceptions), how they desire to be in a given identity (aspirations) and how they feel they should be with respect to a given identity (obligations). The investigators hypothesize that discrepancies between self-relevant perceptions and aspirations will be associated with depression, whereas discrepancies between self-relevant perceptions and obligations will be associated with anxiety. Using a nationally representative sample of 1000 adults, this research refines and tests measures of identity that better differentiate aspirations and obligations attached to identities, examines the relationship between aspirations, obligations and well-being within the context of five distinct identities, and broadens the scope of identity-discrepancy theory by examining the extent to which self-esteem influences the relationship between identity discrepancies and psychological well-being.Broader ImpactsThis research has the potential to help scholars better understand the causes and consequences of stress on mental health outcomes. The results may help increase our knowledge of how mental health problems result from the successful or unsuccessful enactment of social roles in everyday life. In doing so, the findings will broaden our theoretical understanding of the relationship between stress and psychological well-being, and may also have implications for clinical research and practice in mental health populations. Finally, the study will provide opportunities for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Students will be involved in each phase of the project, gaining valuable research experience.