Stanford University, USA.
Stanford University, USA.
J Adolesc. 2019 Oct;76:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.07.015. Epub 2019 Aug 9.
Purpose in life is associated with positive outcomes following adversity, but the mechanisms of this relationship are unclear. In this repeated measures, mixed-methods study, we examined the relationship of purpose to coping with adversity among young adolescents.
A sample of 1357 adolescents completed a survey about purpose, negative life events, and positive reframing coping four times at six month intervals. A sub-sample of 91 survey respondents participated in an interview. Surveys were analyzed using fixed-effects and mixed-effects modeling to test the relationship between purpose and coping over time. Interviews were analyzed for purpose, adversity, and coping to understand this relationship as perceived by the participant.
Survey results indicate that purpose and positive reframing coping are related and change together over time. Interview results suggest that purpose can be a response to negative experiences.
There are likely underlying factors or processes driving the relationship between purpose and positive reframing coping. Some of the potential underlying factors and processes are discussed.
生活目标与逆境后的积极结果相关，但这种关系的机制尚不清楚。在这项重复测量、混合方法的研究中，我们研究了生活目标与青少年应对逆境之间的关系。
1357 名青少年完成了一项关于生活目标、负面生活事件和积极重新构建应对策略的调查，在六个月的时间里进行了四次。91 名调查受访者的一个子样本参加了访谈。使用固定效应和混合效应模型对调查数据进行分析，以测试生活目标和应对策略之间随时间的关系。对访谈进行分析，以了解参与者对生活目标、逆境和应对策略之间关系的看法。
调查结果表明，生活目标和积极重新构建应对策略是相关的，并且随着时间的推移一起变化。访谈结果表明，生活目标可能是对负面经历的一种反应。
生活目标和积极重新构建应对策略之间的关系可能有潜在的因素或过程在起作用。讨论了一些潜在的因素和过程。
