Moderating effect of emotional expressivity on relationship between test anxiety and working memory capacity / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective:To investigate the moderating role of emotional expressivity in the relationship between test anxiety and working memory capacity (WMC).Methods:Totally 332 college students were selected.The Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI),Emotional Expressivity Inventory (EEI) and Arithmetic Operation-Word Memory Span Task (OSPAN) were used to measure the severity of test anxiety,working memory capacity,and degree of emotional expressivity,respectively.Results:TAI scores were negatively correlated with WMC scores (r =-0.36,P ＜0.01).Emotional expressivity had a moderating effect between scores of test anxiety and WMC (β =0.19,P ＜0.01).Test anxiety score negatively predicted WMC score in students with low emotional expressivity (β =-0.74,P ＜ 0.01),whereas it couldn't predict WMC in those with high emotional expressivity (β =-0.07,P ＞0.05).Conclusion:It suggests that higher emotional expressivity could buffer the negative effect of test anxiety on working memory capacity.

Validación de l escala de expresividad emocional en una muestra de universitarios argentinos / Th emotional exppressivity scale validation in argentine university students

Está demostrado que la Expresividad Emocional, entendida como la capacidad de expresar los estados emocionales en conductas observables, resulta de vital importancia para el funcionamiento saludable de las personas, asociándose positivamente con el bienestar, autoestima y satisfacción con la vida, y negativamente con patologías como esquizofrenia, depresión, trastornos de la personalidad y estrés postraumático. Para responder a la necesidad de contar con un instrumento en el ámbito local que pueda evaluarlo de manera válida y confiable, el presente estudio exploró las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Expresividad Emocional adaptada al español. Para ello se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio replicándose la solución unidimensional, se obtuvo un coeficiente alfa de .94, diferencias entre sexos con mayor puntuación en mujeres, y coeficientes test-retes para un intervalo de cuatro semanas con valores de .88 en mujeres y .86 en hombres. Adicionalmente se realizaron análisis factoriales confirmatorios independientes para cada sexo obteniéndose valores adecuados en todos los índices de ajuste, pero no así en hombres. Finalmente son discutidos los resultados, alcances y limitaciones de este trabajo.

Emotional Expressivity, defined as the ability to express emotional states in observable behaviors, is essential for individuals healthy functioning, and was positively associated with wellbeing, self-esteem, life satisfaction and negativelyrelated with diseases such as schizophrenia, depression, personality disordersand post traumatic stress disorder. To answer the need for an instrument which can evaluate this construct in a valid and reliable manner, this study explored the psychometric properties of the Emotional Expressivity Scale adapted into Spanish. For this reason, an exploratory factor analysis replicating the one-dimension solution was performed, a coefficient alpha of .94 was obtained, gender differences with higher scores in women, and test-retest coefficients for a 4-week interval with values of .88 in women and .86 in men. Additionally, confirmatory factor analyzes were performed separately for each gender obtaining appropriate values for all fit indices, but not in men. Finally the results, scope and limitations of this paper are discussed.

The Relationships among Levels of Agreement about Perceived Family Support, Emotional Expressivity and Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Schizophrenia and their Families / 신경정신의학

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore relationships among the level of agreement about perceived family support, emotional expressivity and psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia and their families. METHODS: The Family Support Scale, the Emotional Expressivity Scale and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revision were administered to 73 patients with schizophrenia and their 73 family members. RESULTS: Agreement about perceived family support was divided into four levels. The first level was where there was affirmative agreement between the patient and the family member. The second level was where there was negative agreement between the patient and the family member. At the third level there was a negative perception by the patient and an affirmative perception by the family member, and the final level was where there was an affirmative perception by the patient and a negative perception by the family member. The more positive the patients perceived their family support to be, the more they expressed their emotional expressivity. The patients, who agreed affirmatively with their family member about family support, were more able to express their emotion and had fewer psychiatric symptoms than the patients, who had negative agreement with their family member about family support. CONCLUSION: The level of perceived agreement of the family support affects emotional expressivity and psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. The family support perception by the patient and family member can help you understand emotional expressivity and psychiatric symptom in schizophrenics.