Beliefs about emotions predict psychological stress related to somatic symptoms

IF 3.8 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL British Journal of Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI:10.1111/bjc.12438

Klaus Michael Reininger, Hannah Marie Biel, Timo Hennig, Steffen Zitzmann, Angelika Weigel, Carsten Spitzer, Anne Toussaint, Bernd Löwe

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Abstract

Background

Previous research has shown that the more people believe their emotions are controllable and useful (BECU), the less they generally report psychological distress. Psychological distress, in turn, impacts health outcomes, and is among the most frequently reported complaints in psychotherapeutic and psychosomatic practice.

Objective

We aimed to examine how BECU predicts psychological distress related to somatic symptoms in a prospective sample from the general population and to replicate this association in two cross-sectional samples of psychosomatic patients.

Methods

We applied a panel design with an interval of 2 weeks between T1 and T2 in general-population panel-participants (N = 310), assessing BECU and psychological distress related to somatic symptoms via validated self-report measures. Moreover, we cross-sectionally replicated the relationship between BECU and psychological distress in a clinical sample of psychosomatic outpatients diagnosed with somatoform disorders (n = 101) or without somatoform disorders (n = 628).

Results

BECU predicted over and above the lagged criterion panel-participants' psychological distress related to somatic symptoms, β = −.18, p < .001. BECU was also cross-sectionally related to psychological distress in our clinical replication-sample of psychosomatic outpatients diagnosed with somatoform disorders, r_S(87) = −.33, p = .002 and in those without, r_S(557) = -.21, p < .001.

Conclusions

BECU as a malleable way of thinking about emotions predicted psychological distress related to somatic symptoms in general-population panel-participants and correlated with the same in two clinical replication samples. BECU thus becomes a promising treatment target in psychotherapeutic approaches.

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关于情绪的信念可以预测与躯体症状相关的心理压力

之前的研究表明，人们越相信自己的情绪是可控和有用的(BECU)，他们报告的心理困扰就越少。心理困扰反过来又影响健康结果，是心理治疗和心身实践中最常见的投诉之一。我们的目的是研究BECU如何预测与躯体症状相关的心理困扰，并在两个心身患者的横断面样本中重复这种关联。方法:我们在普通人群组参与者(N = 310)中采用了T1和T2间隔2周的小组设计，通过有效的自我报告测量来评估BECU和与躯体症状相关的心理困扰。此外，我们在诊断为躯体形式障碍(n = 101)或无躯体形式障碍(n = 628)的心身门诊患者的临床样本中横断面重复了BECU与心理困扰之间的关系。结果BECU对躯体症状相关心理困扰的预测高于滞后标准组，β =−。18, p < .001。在我们诊断为躯体形式障碍的心身门诊患者的临床复制样本中，BECU也与心理困扰横断面相关，rS(87) =−。33, p =。在没有的情况下，rS(557) = -。21, p < .001。结论BECU作为一种可塑的情绪思考方式，预测了普通人群小组参与者与躯体症状相关的心理困扰，并在两个临床重复样本中与之相关。因此，BECU成为心理治疗方法中一个有希望的治疗靶点。

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British Journal of Clinical Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： The British Journal of Clinical Psychology publishes original research, both empirical and theoretical, on all aspects of clinical psychology: - clinical and abnormal psychology featuring descriptive or experimental studies - aetiology, assessment and treatment of the whole range of psychological disorders irrespective of age group and setting - biological influences on individual behaviour - studies of psychological interventions and treatment on individuals, dyads, families and groups