Kruger Gert H J
Department of Psychology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa .
Psychol Rep. 2011 Apr;108(2):477-86. doi: 10.2466/04.09.21.PR0.108.2.477-486.
Positive psychological characteristics and executive function are correlated with gratitude, satisfaction with life, and forgiveness. The goal of this study was to replicate these findings while examining two additional constructs, namely, hope and optimism. 113 students (25 men, 88 women) between the ages of 17 to 24 years (M = 19.4, SD = 1.5) volunteered to participate. Positive correlations between executive function and gratitude were found but mixed results were obtained for forgiveness and satisfaction with life. Hope and optimism correlated positively with executive function and hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that they contributed significantly to the explanation of executive functioning. Further investigation into relationships between executive functioning, its neurobiological substrates, and positive psychological attributes is recommended.
积极的心理特征和执行功能与感恩、生活满意度和宽恕相关。本研究的目的是在检验另外两个构念，即希望和乐观主义的同时重复这些发现。113名年龄在17至24岁之间（均值 = 19.4，标准差 = 1.5）的学生（25名男性，88名女性）自愿参与。研究发现执行功能与感恩之间存在正相关，但在宽恕和生活满意度方面得到的结果不一。希望和乐观主义与执行功能呈正相关，分层多元回归分析表明它们对执行功能的解释有显著贡献。建议进一步研究执行功能、其神经生物学基础和积极心理属性之间的关系。
