Zhang Feng, Pi Yu, Li Xiaobao
Department of Psychology and Institute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 4;13:1085518. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1085518. eCollection 2022.
Meaning in Life (MIL) is a protective factor that buffers the impact of COVID-19 epidemic on emotions. Our study aimed to explore whether photographic intervention based on MIL could increase Positive Affect (PA) and mitigate Negative Affect (NA), and whether Future Self-Continuity (FSC) functioned as a mediator between them. In this study, 90 college students were randomly divided into an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group were asked to take a photo and describe it every 2 days lasting 2 weeks. All the participants in the two groups were measured by the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and Future Self-Continuity Scale before and after the intervention. The results showed that: (1) Before the intervention, there were no significant differences in baseline levels of MIL, PA and NA, and FSC between intervention and control groups. (2) In the intervention group, compared to pre-test, the scores of MIL, PA, and FSC of post-test increased significantly, and the score of NA of post-test decreased significantly. (3) After the intervention, the scores of MIL, PA, and FSC in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group; NA score in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group. (4) In terms of the difference score (post-test minus pre-test), FSC was a mediator between MIL and PA. Our study demonstrated that photographic intervention could effectively improve college students' MIL, PA, and FSC while mitigating NA. Moreover, MIL could significantly enhance PA by the mediating role of FSC.
生命意义感（MIL）是一种保护因素，可缓冲新冠疫情对情绪的影响。我们的研究旨在探讨基于生命意义感的摄影干预是否能增加积极情绪（PA）并减轻消极情绪（NA），以及未来自我连续性（FSC）是否在它们之间起中介作用。在本研究中，90名大学生被随机分为干预组或对照组。干预组的参与者被要求每2天拍摄一张照片并进行描述，持续2周。两组的所有参与者在干预前后均通过生命意义问卷、正负性情绪量表和未来自我连续性量表进行测量。结果表明：（1）干预前，干预组和对照组在生命意义感、积极情绪、消极情绪和未来自我连续性的基线水平上没有显著差异。（2）在干预组中，与测试前相比，测试后的生命意义感、积极情绪和未来自我连续性得分显著增加，测试后的消极情绪得分显著降低。（3）干预后，干预组的生命意义感、积极情绪和未来自我连续性得分显著高于对照组；干预组的消极情绪得分显著低于对照组。（4）就差异得分（测试后减去测试前）而言，未来自我连续性在生命意义感和积极情绪之间起中介作用。我们的研究表明，摄影干预可以有效提高大学生的生命意义感、积极情绪和未来自我连续性，同时减轻消极情绪。此外，生命意义感可以通过未来自我连续性的中介作用显著增强积极情绪。
