University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2023 Mar;49(3):460-476. doi: 10.1177/01461672211068910. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
Meaning in life (MIL) has been proposed to improve coping and resilience. Yet MIL's association with coping has primarily been investigated in the context of extreme stressors and trauma, often using varied measures of MIL. Is MIL associated with varied coping strategies, coping self-efficacy, and distress in relation to commonly experienced, everyday challenges? Using diverse methodological designs, five studies (total = 1,646) investigated the association between MIL and coping strategies/appraisals pertaining to varied challenging, stressful events. Across recalled (Studies 1 and 2), anticipated (Study 3), and experienced stressors (Studies 3-5), MIL was consistently associated with positive reinterpretation, proactive planning, coping self-efficacy, and stress. MIL was inconsistently related to threat/emotion-coping.
生活意义（MIL）被认为可以改善应对和适应能力。然而，MIL 与应对的关系主要是在极端压力和创伤的背景下进行研究的，通常使用不同的 MIL 测量方法。在应对常见的日常挑战时，MIL 是否与不同的应对策略、应对自我效能和困扰有关？使用不同的方法设计，五项研究（总计=1646）调查了 MIL 与不同挑战性、压力性事件相关的应对策略/评估之间的关系。在回忆（研究 1 和 2）、预期（研究 3）和经历的压力源（研究 3-5）中，MIL 与积极的重新解释、主动规划、应对自我效能和压力始终相关。MIL 与威胁/情绪应对的关系不一致。
