家庭我肯定的作用机制：行为和影像学研究

西方大量研究已经证明自我肯定可以帮助个体抵御威胁。最新的研究初步表明，中国文化下家庭我（处于家庭关系中的我）可以作为自我肯定的资源用来抵御威胁、而朋友和个体我都不行。基于此，本项目进一步从行为和影像视角探讨家庭我肯定抵御威胁的作用机制。在行为上，我们将开展三个研究来探讨“力量(energy)”在家庭我肯定效应中的中介解释作用。影像学的研究将从时间和空间上为家庭我的肯定作用提供认知神经的证据，并揭示家庭我肯定的行为和神经机制。本项目的完成将促进家庭我肯定和一般意义上的自我肯定的作用机制的理解，为家庭我肯定在日常压力和威胁应对中的应用提供理论基础和实践指导。

Research has established the utility of self-affirmation in coping with threats, although the underlying mechanism remains unknown. The latest research indicated that familial-self affirmation functions similarly as individual-self affirmation in buffering threats. In this project, we attempt to explore the bebavioral and neuro-mechanism of familial-self affirmation. We proposed that "energy" is a potential mediator in explaining the function of familial-self affirmation. Series of behavioral studies would be conducted to test this hypothesis. Two ERP studies and one fMRI study would be conducted to explore the neural substrates or cognitive mechanism underlying self-affirmation. These studies would facilitate the understanding of the mechanism underlying familial-self affirmation (even self-affirmation in general) and also provide theoretical foundation for the applications of self-affirmation in coping with threats in daily life.