Baños Rosa Mª, Desdentado Lorena, Vara Mª Dolores, Escrivá-Martínez Tamara, Herrero Rocío, Miragall Marta, Tomás José M
Polibienestar Research Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana Spain.
CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
J Happiness Stud. 2023;24(1):17-33. doi: 10.1007/s10902-022-00592-5. Epub 2022 Oct 25.
The presence of meaning in life (PML) and the search for meaning in life (SML) are crucial when facing difficult times. Although several theoretical frameworks have tried to explain the dynamics of meaning in life during adversity, empirical evidence about interactions among both constructs using longitudinal designs is scarce. This study examined the trajectories of both PML and SML during the COVID-19 lockdown period in Spain. In total, 220 adults fulfilled an online survey during two periods: a strict and a relaxed lockdown period. Latent growth models showed that both PML and SML declined slightly during the strict lockdown, but they reached a plateau during the relaxed lockdown. Results also showed that age and having a partner predicted higher PML and lower SML at baseline, whereas being male predicted higher scores on PML. PML and SML were negatively associated at baseline, higher SML at baseline was related to a steeper decreasing PML slope during the strict lockdown, and the PML and SML slopes in the relaxed lockdown period were negatively related. This study contributes to better understanding longitudinal fluctuations of meaning in life in situations of adversity.
生活意义的存在（PML）和对生活意义的探寻（SML）在面对困难时期至关重要。尽管有几个理论框架试图解释逆境中生活意义的动态变化，但使用纵向设计来研究这两个构念之间相互作用的实证证据却很匮乏。本研究考察了西班牙新冠疫情封锁期间PML和SML的变化轨迹。共有220名成年人在两个阶段完成了一项在线调查：严格封锁期和宽松封锁期。潜在增长模型显示，在严格封锁期间，PML和SML均略有下降，但在宽松封锁期间达到了平稳状态。结果还表明，年龄和有伴侣在基线时预测较高的PML和较低的SML，而男性在PML上的得分较高。PML和SML在基线时呈负相关，基线时较高的SML与严格封锁期间PML斜率的更大下降相关，并且宽松封锁期的PML和SML斜率呈负相关。本研究有助于更好地理解逆境中生活意义的纵向波动。
