Deng Xun, Xue Jingxing, Tian Yunlong, Tong Wei, He Wen
Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China.
Lab for Educational Big Data and Policymaking (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2025 Aug;17(4):e70065. doi: 10.1111/aphw.70065.
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a severe psychological crisis among Chinese adolescents, while NSSI urge is a robust predictor of NSSI. Awe, as a positive emotion, may benefit the prevention of NSSI. However, the relationship between awe and NSSI urges is underexplored. This study examined the effect of awe on NSSI urges and its underlying mechanisms among a large sample of Chinese adolescents with a three-wave panel design (with distinct but related constructs measured at each wave). Participants were 969 middle school students from eastern China. The chain mediation model suggested that awe reduces NSSI urges indirectly by sequentially enhancing meaning in life and decreasing ego-depletion. Family function moderated this model, such that the negative predictive effect of awe and the positive predictive effect of ego-depletion on later NSSI urges were stronger when family functioning was low. These findings provide a novel perspective for interventions on adolescents' NSSI urges by highlighting the enhancement of awe, as well as the roles of meaning in life, ego-depletion, and family function.
非自杀性自伤（NSSI）是中国青少年中一种严重的心理危机，而NSSI冲动是NSSI的一个有力预测指标。敬畏作为一种积极情绪，可能有助于预防NSSI。然而，敬畏与NSSI冲动之间的关系尚未得到充分研究。本研究采用三波面板设计（每一波测量不同但相关的构念），在大量中国青少年样本中考察了敬畏对NSSI冲动的影响及其潜在机制。参与者是来自中国东部的969名中学生。链式中介模型表明，敬畏通过依次增强生活意义和减少自我损耗间接降低NSSI冲动。家庭功能调节了这一模型，即当家庭功能较低时，敬畏对后期NSSI冲动的负向预测作用和自我损耗的正向预测作用更强。这些发现通过强调增强敬畏感以及生活意义、自我损耗和家庭功能的作用，为干预青少年的NSSI冲动提供了一个新的视角。
