King Laura A, Hicks Joshua A, Krull Jennifer L, Del Gaiso Amber K
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS 65211, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2006 Jan;90(1):179-96. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.1.179.
Six studies examined the role of positive affect (PA) in the experience of meaning in life (MIL). Study 1 showed strong relations between measures of mood, goal appraisals, and MIL. In multivariate analyses, PA was a stronger predictor of MIL than goal appraisals. In Study 2, the most consistent predictor of the experience of meaning in a day was the PA experienced that day. Later, global MIL was predicted by average daily PA, rather than average daily MIL. Study 3 demonstrated no prospective relations between measures of MIL and PA over 2 years. In Study 4, priming positive mood concepts enhanced MIL. In Study 5, manipulated positive mood enhanced ratings of MIL for those who were not given an attributional cue for their moods. In Study 6, PA was associated with a high level of distinction between meaningful and meaningless activities. Results indicate that positive moods may predispose individuals to feel that life is meaningful. In addition, positive moods may increase sensitivity to the meaning-relevance of a situation.
六项研究考察了积极情绪（PA）在生活意义体验（MIL）中的作用。研究1表明情绪测量、目标评估与生活意义体验之间存在紧密联系。在多变量分析中，积极情绪比目标评估更能有力地预测生活意义体验。在研究2中，一天中意义体验最一致的预测因素是当天所体验到的积极情绪。随后，总体生活意义体验是由每日平均积极情绪预测的，而非每日平均生活意义体验。研究3表明在两年时间里，生活意义体验测量与积极情绪之间不存在前瞻性关系。在研究4中，启动积极情绪概念增强了生活意义体验。在研究5中，对于那些未得到情绪归因线索的人，人为诱发的积极情绪提高了生活意义体验评分。在研究6中，积极情绪与有意义和无意义活动之间的高度区分有关。结果表明，积极情绪可能使个体倾向于感觉生活是有意义的。此外，积极情绪可能会增加对情境意义相关性的敏感度。
