心理学
意义(存在)
幸福
特质
心理信息
社会心理学
意义创造
目标追求
生活满意度
认知心理学
发展心理学
心理治疗师
梅德林
计算机科学
政治学
法学
程序设计语言
作者
Wenying Yuan,Yun Du,Tonglin Jiang
出处
期刊:Emotion
[American Psychological Association]
日期:2023-08-03
摘要
Awe is theoretically proposed as a meaning-making emotion. However, empirical evidence has shown that awe has mixed effects on meaning in life. The explanations for such complicated results have been limited. To fill this gap, in this research, we aimed to clarify how and when awe contributes to meaning in life. In six studies (N = 1,115), we examined the indirect effect of awe on meaning in life through authentic-self pursuit as well as trait authenticity's moderating effect on this indirect effect. We consistently found a positive indirect effect of awe on meaning in life via authentic-self pursuit (Studies 1-3 and Study 5), which arised beyond happiness and self-smallness (Studies 2a, 2b, and 3) and also held for awe brought on by a threatening experience (Study 3). Moreover, we found that manipulating authentic-self pursuit improved meaning in life (Study 4). Importantly, the main effect of awe on meaning in life and indirect effect of awe on meaning in life through authentic-self pursuit were significant for those with low to average rather than high trait authenticity (Study 5). These findings facilitate the understanding of awe as a meaning-making emotion. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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