The immunological effects of thought suppression

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作者
Petrie, KJ [1 ]
Booth, RJ
Pennebaker, JW
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[1] Univ Auckland, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Auckland 1, New Zealand
[2] Univ Auckland, Dept Mol Med, Auckland 1, New Zealand
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10.1037/0022-3514.75.5.1264
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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Individuals often suppress emotional thoughts, particularly thoughts that arouse negative emotions, as a way of regulating mood and reducing distress. However, recent work has highlighted the complexities and unexpected cognitive and physiological effects of thought suppression. In a study designed to examine the short-term immunological effects of thought suppression, participants wrote about either emotional or nonemotional topics with or without thought suppression. Blood was drawn before and after each experimental session on 3 consecutive days. Results showed a significant increase in circulating total lymphocytes and CD4 (helper)T lymphocyte levels in the emotional writing groups. Thought suppression resulted in a significant decrease in CD3 T lymphocyte levels. The implications of the results for the role of the expression and suppression of emotion in health are discussed.
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