What Predicts Positive Life Events that Influence the Course of Depression? A Longitudinal Examination of Gratitude and Meaning in Life
What Predicts Positive Life Events that Influence the Course of Depression? A Longitudinal Examination of Gratitude and Meaning in Life
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DOI：
10.1007/s10608-016-9785-x
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发表时间：
2017-06-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Jarden, Aaron
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作者：
Disabato, David J.;Kashdan, Todd B.;Jarden, Aaron
数十年的研究表明，积极的生活事件有助于抑郁症的缓解和恢复；然而，目前尚不清楚积极的生活事件是如何产生的。在这项研究中，我们试图了解人格优势是否可以预测有助于缓解抑郁的积极生活事件。我们测试了一种纵向中介模型，其中感恩和生活意义会导致积极的生活事件增加，进而减少抑郁。该样本由来自 43 个不同国家的 797 名成人参与者组成，他们在五个时间点完成了在线调查。更高水平的感恩和生活意义都预示着抑郁症在 3 个月和 6 个月内会减少。在 3 个月内，积极生活事件的增加介导了这些人格优势对抑郁症的影响；但不超过6个月。从理论上讲，目标追求和积极情绪是感恩和生活意义对积极生活事件的影响背后的驱动力。我们使用享乐跑步机来解释积极的生活事件对抑郁症的短期影响。我们的研究结果表明，生活干预中的感恩和意义可能有助于缓解抑郁症。
Decades of research have shown that positive life events contribute to the remission and recovery of depression; however, it is unclear how positive life events are generated. In this study, we sought to understand if personality strengths could predict positive life events that aid in the alleviation of depression. We tested a longitudinal mediation model where gratitude and meaning in life lead to increased positive life events and, in turn, decreased depression. The sample consisted of 797 adult participants from 43 different countries who completed online surveys at five timepoints. Higher levels of gratitude and meaning in life each predicted decreases in depression over 3 and 6 months time. Increases in positive life events mediated the effects of these personality strengths on depression over 3 months; however, not over 6 months. Goal pursuit and positive emotions are theorized to be the driving forces behind gratitude and meaning in life's effects on positive life events. We used the hedonic treadmill to interpret the short-term impact of positive life events on depression. Our findings suggest the potential for gratitude and meaning in life interventions to facilitate depression remission.