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The Futures We Want: How Goal-Directed Imagination Relates to Mental Health
Clinical Psychological Science ( IF 4.8 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-05 , DOI: 10.1177/2167702620986096
Beau Gamble 1 , Lynette J. Tippett 1, 2 , David Moreau 1 , Donna Rose Addis 3, 4
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Imagination is an adaptive ability that can be directed toward the pursuit of personal goals. Although there is a wealth of research on goals and on imagination, few studies lie at the intersection—little is known about individual differences in goal-directed imagination. In 153 adults, we examined how 28 aspects of goal setting, pursuit, and goal-directed imagination relate to mental health. Higher well-being and lower depressive symptoms were strongly linked (a) to having goals that were more attainable, under control, and expected to bring more joy and (b) to goal-directed imagination that was clearer, more detailed, more positive, and less negative. Importantly, the emotional valence of goal-directed imagination strongly predicted well-being at a 2-month follow-up even after controlling for mental health at baseline. These findings underscore the relevance of goal-directed imagination to well-being and depressive symptoms and highlight potential targets for goal- and imagery-based interventions to improve mental health.



中文翻译:

我们想要的未来:目标导向的想象力与心理健康的关系

想象力是一种适应能力,可以用于追求个人目标。尽管有大量关于目标和想象力的研究,但很少有研究放在交集上—关于目标导向的想象力的个体差异知之甚少。在153位成年人中,我们研究了目标设定,追求和目标导向的想象力的28个方面与心理健康之间的关系。较高的幸福感和较低的抑郁症状与(a)有更高的目标,受到控制并有望带来更多欢乐的目标紧密相关(b)与目标明确的想象力更清晰,更详细,更积极,并减少负面影响。重要的是,即使在控制了基线的心理健康之后,目标导向的想象力的情感价也强烈预示了在2个月的随访中的幸福感。这些发现强调了以目标为导向的想象力与幸福感和抑郁症状的相关性,并强调了基于目标和影像的干预措施可能改善心理健康的潜在目标。

更新日期:2021-05-06
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