The value of believing in free will: A prediction on seeking and experiencing meaning in life

被引：2

作者：

Zhao, Meng ^{[1
]}

Liu, Jia ^{[1
,2
]}

Huo, Yongquan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Shaanxi Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Xian, Peoples R China

[2] Shaanxi Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, 199, South Changan Rd, Xian 710062, Shaanxi, Peoples R China

来源：

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-HEALTH AND WELL BEING | 2024年 / 16卷 / 02期

关键词：

cross-lagged model; free will belief; manipulation; meaning in life; presence of meaning; search for meaning; SEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; DISBELIEF; BELIEFS; CULTURE; CHOICE; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1111/aphw.12503

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Despite abundant philosophical pondering and experiential evidence demonstrating the need for freedom in leading a meaningful life, the literature lacks an investigation of whether and how free will beliefs contribute to one's meaningful life as an antecedent variable. Based on the coupling of the life-affirming hypothesis and Chinese culture, we used a manipulation experiment (Study 1, n = 242) and a two-wave longitudinal study (Study 2, n = 378) to test the potential causality between laypeople's daily beliefs in free will and meaning in life (presence of and search for meaning) with two samples of Chinese undergraduates. The results show that belief in free will positively predicts the presence of meaning and search for meaning, immediately (Study 1) and 2 months later (Study 2). The present work corroborated that the belief in free will is an antecedent variable that imbues life with meaning and sparks actions seeking meaning, supporting the life-affirming hypothesis instead of the deficit-correcting hypothesis.

引用

页码：537 / 552

页数：16

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