Although previous studies have documented that relational victimization serves as a risk factor for depressive symptoms across developmental periods, heterogeneity in effects highlights the possibility that some individuals may be especially vulnerable. This study examined two factors that may influence the link between relational victimization and depressive symptoms: physiological reactivity and narrative processing during the recounting of a past victimization experience. In a sample of 200 college students, we examined narrative processing (i.e., use of disengagement coping strategies, positive resolution, and primary control coping strategies) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) reactivity, assessed during a standard laboratory interview, as moderators of the link between self-reported relational victimization and depressive symptoms. Although relational victimization was associated with increased rates of depressive symptoms, a combination of RSA activation and high disengagement coping appeared protective for individuals high in relational victimization. Similarly, a combination of RSA activation and high levels of positive resolution appeared protective against depressive symptoms among individuals high in relational victimization. The findings shed critical light on the interaction of physiological and cognitive processes in coping with relational victimization.

尽管先前的研究表明，关系受害是整个发育时期抑郁症状的危险因素，但影响的异质性凸显了某些个体可能特别脆弱的可能性。这项研究检查了可能影响关系受害和抑郁症状之间联系的两个因素：生理反应和叙述过去受害经历时的叙事处理。在 200 名大学生的样本中，我们检查了在标准实验室访谈期间评估的叙事处理（即使用脱离应对策略、积极解决和主要控制应对策略）和呼吸性窦性心律失常 (RSA) 反应性，作为自我报告的关系受害与抑郁症状之间的联系。尽管关系受害与抑郁症状的发生率增加有关，但 RSA 激活和高度脱离应对的结合似乎对关系受害程度高的个体具有保护作用。同样，RSA 激活和高水平的积极解决的组合似乎对关系受害程度高的个体的抑郁症状有保护作用。研究结果揭示了生理和认知过程在应对关系受害方面的相互作用。RSA 激活和高水平的积极解决的组合似乎对关系受害程度高的个体的抑郁症状有保护作用。研究结果揭示了生理和认知过程在应对关系受害方面的相互作用。RSA 激活和高水平的积极解决的组合似乎对关系受害程度高的个体的抑郁症状有保护作用。研究结果揭示了生理和认知过程在应对关系受害方面的相互作用。