Date of Award

1995

Degree Name

M.A. in Psychology

Department

Department of Psychology

Abstract

Research has shown that the act of repressing entails physiological work. Therefore, this study investigated whether such increased physiological activity results in a greater number of health problems and vulnerability to stress for undergraduates employing the repressive method of coping. Results revealed that, during a stressful task (the Brief Physiological Stress Profile), the group of repressors displayed increased physiological reactivity while the other two groups (low anxious and high-anxious subjects) did not. However, on a self-report instrument assessing awareness of emotional reaction during the task, the repressor group did not significantly differ from the other groups. In addition, the repressors did not report a significantly higher number of health difficulties or vulnerability to stress relative to the low-anxious and high-anxious subjects. Further research is needed to determine if modification of the self-report instruments and the review of medical documentation result in significant findings.

Keywords

Repression (Psychology), Anxiey, Stress (Psychology) Ohio Dayton, Adjustment (Psychology) Ohio Dayton

Rights Statement

Copyright © 1995, author

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