| Summary: | 碩士 === 中原大學 === 心理學研究所 === 105 === Previous studies have shown that people who has higher tendency of though suppression and who tends to use thought suppression strategy in long-term are not conducive to mental health. However, other studies found that thought suppression is conducive to mental health in some situations. For example, higher tendency of thought suppression is associated with lower depression under low life stress. Thought suppression as a strategy of psychotherapy and short-term use of thought suppression strategy can also benefit mental health. The purpose of the present study is to investigate how to make thought suppressor more adaptable. In recent years, many studies have found that trait self-compassion can benefit mental health. The present study considered that trait self-compassion would be beneficial for mental health of people with higher tendency of thought suppression. Therefore, the present study examined whether self-compassion could moderate the relationship between thought suppression tendency and mental health. Therefore, the present study adopted experiment method to induce state self-compassion and this will be regarded as to enhance trait self-compassion. In present study, participants will recall negative events, and induced state self-compassion, so that the psychological state to face negative experience. A total of 124 participants were recruited between the ages of 18 to 31 and were assigned to the experimental group（induced self-compassion group）or control group（simple writing group）.In the experiment briefing, all participants were asked to complete a survey which include the basic information, White bear suppression inventory, Self-compassion scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Peace of Mind Scale, Positive and negative affect scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale. Fowlling, participants were asked to keep diary according to the instructions of self-compassion or simple writing at least five days in a week. After participants finished this phase, they were asked to complete a survey which include White bear suppression inventory, Self-compassion scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Peace of Mind Scale, Positive and negative affect scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale.
The results showed that: thought suppression（suppression and intrusion）was negatively correlated with positive mental health indexes, and positively correlated with negative mental health indexes, showing a stable relationship between suppression, intrusion and mental health. The result of the moderating effect showed that the state self-compassion cannot moderate relationship between suppression and mental health. But state self-compassion can moderate the relationship between intrusion and mental health. When people with higher levels of intrusion are intervened by increasing state self-compassion, compared to the simple writing experience, they will have a higher affective balance and lower anxiety. If people with lower levels of intrusion are intervened by simply writing experience, compared to the increasing state self-compassion, they will have a higher affective balance and lower anxiety. Based on this finding, this study provides possible intervention orientation for people with higher levels of intrusion.
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