ストレスフルイベントにおけるポジティブな認知のあり方について : ストレスフルイベントの深刻性および内容による差異の検討

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The purpose of this study is to investigate a difference of positive cognitions in various stressful events that have different severities in different fields. Two hundred and sixty-five college students answered a questionnaire. They were presented 12 imaginary stressful events, and were asked to answer about event's severity and reality, whether the events were actually experienced, and how positively they thought about themselves and their situation at that time (positive cognitions scale, 12 items) for each event. According to a factor analysis of the positive cognitions scale, two factors were found: controllability and positive cognitions by comparison. Controllability was perceived in severer stressful events. The appearance of controllability in stressful events was more remarkable among those who had actually experienced stressful events than those who had not. Positive cognitions by comparison remarkably appeared among stressful events about their study and job, and they were more remarkable among those who had actually experienced stressful events than those who had not, in severer stressful events. The results suggest that when stressful events are actually experienced, more positive cognitions may appear, regardless of the event's severity.
2010-03-31