Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
BetterUp.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Aug;125(2):345-366. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000418. Epub 2023 Feb 13.
Pleasantness and meaningfulness are sometimes seen as opposing pursuits. Yet past research has found that the pursuit of meaning often leads to pleasure. In four longitudinal studies-three observational, one experimental, ranging from 5 weeks to 18 months-we investigated an inverse process, whereby specific kinds of pleasant states can foster a sense of meaning in life. We hypothesized that perceptions of positivity resonance, a form of coexperienced positive affect characterized by mutual care and synchrony, are experienced as particularly meaningful in the moment and, over time, build social resources (e.g., supportive relationships and communities) that foster an enduring sense of meaning in life. Results indicate that perceived positivity resonance is associated with perceived meaning both between- and within-persons, links that emerge independently of overall pleasant emotion and social interaction quantity. Perceived social resources mediate between-persons links, and changes in perceived social resources mediate longitudinal links. Overall, these findings suggest that coexperienced, caring, and synchronous pleasant states may be uniquely suited to cultivating a person's sense that life is meaningful. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
愉快和有意义有时被视为相互对立的追求。然而，过去的研究发现，追求意义往往会带来快乐。在四项纵向研究中——三项观察性研究，一项实验性研究，时间从 5 周到 18 个月不等——我们研究了一个相反的过程，即特定的愉快状态可以培养生活意义感。我们假设，积极共鸣的感知，一种以相互关心和同步为特征的共同积极情感形式，在当下被体验为特别有意义，并且随着时间的推移，会建立社会资源（例如，支持性的关系和社区），从而培养持久的生活意义感。研究结果表明，无论是在人与人之间还是在个体内部，感知到的积极共鸣都与感知到的意义相关联，这些关联独立于整体愉快情绪和社交互动数量而存在。感知到的社会资源在人与人之间的关联中起中介作用，感知到的社会资源的变化在纵向关联中起中介作用。总的来说，这些发现表明，共同体验、关心和同步的愉快状态可能特别适合培养一个人生活有意义的感觉。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2023 APA，保留所有权利）。
