Oishi Shigehiro, Choi Hyewon, Koo Minkyung, Galinha Iolanda, Ishii Keiko, Komiya Asuka, Luhmann Maike, Scollon Christie, Shin Ji-Eun, Lee Hwaryung, Suh Eunkook M, Vittersø Joar, Heintzelman Samantha J, Kushlev Kostadin, Westgate Erin C, Buttrick Nicholas, Tucker Jane, Ebersole Charles R, Axt Jordan, Gilbert Elizabeth, Ng Brandon W, Kurtz Jaime, Besser Lorraine L
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 10027 Charlottesville, VA USA.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA.
Affect Sci. 2020 Jun 23;1(2):107-115. doi: 10.1007/s42761-020-00011-z. eCollection 2020 Jun.
What kind of life do people want? In psychology, a good life has typically been conceptualized in terms of either hedonic or eudaimonic well-being. We propose that psychological richness is another neglected aspect of what people consider a good life. In study 1 (9-nation cross-cultural study), we asked participants whether they ideally wanted a happy, a meaningful, or a psychologically rich life. Roughly 7 to 17% of participants chose the psychologically rich life. In study 2, we asked 1611 Americans and 680 Koreans what they regret most in their lives; then, if they could undo or reverse the regretful event, whether their lives would have been happier, more meaningful, or psychologically richer as a result. Roughly 28% of Americans and 35% of Koreans reported their lives would have been psychologically richer. Together, this work provides a foundation for the study of psychological richness as another dimension of a good life.
人们想要什么样的生活？在心理学中，美好的生活通常根据享乐主义或幸福主义的幸福感来概念化。我们认为心理丰富性是人们所认为的美好生活中另一个被忽视的方面。在研究1（九国跨文化研究）中，我们询问参与者他们理想中想要的是幸福的生活、有意义的生活还是心理丰富的生活。大约7%到17%的参与者选择了心理丰富的生活。在研究2中，我们询问了1611名美国人和680名韩国人他们一生中最后悔的事情是什么；然后，如果他们能够撤销或扭转那件令人后悔的事情，他们的生活是否会因此而更幸福、更有意义或心理上更丰富。大约28%的美国人以及35%的韩国人表示他们的生活会在心理上更丰富。总之，这项研究为将心理丰富性作为美好生活的另一个维度的研究奠定了基础。
