Plante Thomas G, Feldman David B, Ge Jacqueline, Cortese Anthony
Department of Psychology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, 95053-0333, USA.
J Relig Health. 2025 Apr;64(2):1239-1256. doi: 10.1007/s10943-025-02259-w. Epub 2025 Jan 25.
This is a randomized controlled trial of an Examen-based practice, an intervention reflecting a five-step daily reflection and prayer practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Catholic Jesuit order. Like other practices (e.g., mindfulness, yoga), this practice can be used as a spiritual or secular intervention to help people with a variety of challenges and stressors. In this exploratory study, 57 university students were randomly assigned to a two-week daily Examen-based condition, while 58 students were assigned to a wait-list control condition. Questionnaires measuring hope, life meaning, satisfaction with life, mindfulness, compassion, stress, anxiety, and depression were administered pre- and post-intervention and subsequently at two-week follow-up. Significant differences were found for conditions on the measures of life meaning, satisfaction with life, and hope, suggesting that the Examen-based practice produces improvements in individuals' global evaluations of their lives as well as their perceptions of the future. Suggestions for further research are offered.
这是一项基于“省察”练习的随机对照试验，该干预措施反映了天主教耶稣会创始人圣依纳爵·罗耀拉所倡导的五步日常反省与祈祷练习。与其他练习（如正念、瑜伽）一样，这种练习既可以作为一种精神干预，也可以作为一种世俗干预，来帮助人们应对各种挑战和压力源。在这项探索性研究中，57名大学生被随机分配到为期两周的每日“省察”练习组，而58名学生被分配到候补控制组。在干预前后以及随后的两周随访中，使用问卷测量希望、生命意义、生活满意度、正念、同情心、压力、焦虑和抑郁情况。结果发现，在生命意义、生活满意度和希望的测量指标上，两组之间存在显著差异，这表明基于“省察”的练习能够改善个体对其生活的整体评价以及对未来的看法。本文还提供了进一步研究的建议。
