生命意义感获取的心理机制及其影响因素

生命意义感体验对个体身心健康有重要的影响,其相关研究也已开始受到心理学各个领域的广泛关注。生命意义感获得与维持的理论研究主要是包括意义感层次模型、意义感构建模型及意义感维持与流动模型。大五人格、心理模拟、积极/消极情绪和亲社会行为是影响个体生命意义感体验的主要因素。未来研究要进一步探讨生命意义感产生的影响因素,完善相关的理论模型,并要从时间序列的角度探讨意义感的产生过程,并对生命意义感获得及维持的跨文化差异进行探讨。

Mental mechanism and the influencing factors of meaning in life

A sense of meaning in life has an important impact on individual's mental health,the studies on which have been widely concerned in many fields of psychology.Three models,the hierarchic model of meaning,the meaning-making model and the meaning maintenance model respectively,are used to explain "what" is the meaning,"when" and "how" the meaning is gained and maintained.Meaning in life is influenced by the Big Five personality,cognitive styles (mental simulation),the state of emotion and prosoical behavior.The future study should pay attention to additional influencing factors of meaning in life and the amelioration of theoretical models of meaning making.Also,it is promising to study the meaning making process from the perspective of time series.Third,cross-culture studies should be taken into consideration as well.