School of Sociology, China University of Political Science and Law.
School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health.
J Pers. 2019 Jun;87(3):579-592. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12416. Epub 2018 Aug 5.
This study examined the effectiveness of a photographic intervention method on meaning in life (MIL) and further investigated the self-regulatory mechanism responsible for the effect of MIL in the promotion of proactive coping.
Participants were 145 Chinese adults (M = 27.82; 71.3% female), who were randomly assigned into one of three conditions: An intervention (taking photos and writing expressively), a taking-photos-only control, or an assessment-only control. MIL, positive affect, future temporal focus, and proactive coping were measured before and after the intervention, with follow-up assessments conducted 1 week and 1 month later. Additionally, daily assessments were conducted during the intervention week.
MIL improved daily in the intervention condition, an effect that was also found post-intervention and at follow-up. Significant increases in positive affect, future temporal focus, and proactive coping were also observed after the intervention. Hierarchical linear modeling demonstrated that daily MIL positively predicted daily future temporal focus and positive affect. Furthermore, longitudinal mediation analysis confirmed that future temporal focus and positive affect mediated the relationship between MIL and proactive coping.
MIL's self-regulatory mechanism is reflected in both cognitive (future temporal focus) and emotional (positive affect) dimensions, which promotes proactive coping with future stressors.
本研究考察了摄影干预方法对生活意义感（MIL）的有效性，并进一步探讨了自我调节机制在促进主动应对方面对 MIL 效应的作用。
参与者为 145 名中国成年人（M=27.82；71.3%为女性），他们被随机分配到三种条件之一：干预组（拍照并表达）、仅拍照对照组或仅评估对照组。在干预前后测量了生活意义感、积极情绪、未来时间焦点和主动应对，干预后 1 周和 1 个月后进行了随访评估。此外，在干预周内还进行了日常评估。
干预组的生活意义感在日常中每天都有改善，这种效果在干预后和随访中也得到了发现。干预后还观察到积极情绪、未来时间焦点和主动应对显著增加。分层线性模型表明，每日生活意义感正向预测每日未来时间焦点和积极情绪。此外，纵向中介分析证实，未来时间焦点和积极情绪中介了生活意义感与主动应对之间的关系。
生活意义感的自我调节机制反映在认知（未来时间焦点）和情感（积极情绪）两个维度上，促进了对未来应激源的主动应对。
