ABSTRACT

Making sense of our existence is one of the most demanding aspects of being human. Studies have shown that meaning is robustly associated with well-being and mental health. In this study with 358 Dutch-speaking participants during the covid-19 pandemic, we tested if the practice of contacting one’s felt sense (focusing attitude) would predict life satisfaction, psychological distress, and existential anxiety. We also tested whether the effect of this focusing attitude would be partially mediated by the experience of meaning in life. Our hypotheses were confirmed. This suggests that the focusing attitude predicts more life satisfaction, less psychological distress, and less existential anxiety. The associations are also partially mediated by the experience of meaning in life. Focusing training variables suggested that attending one’s felt sense can be learned. However, our study also suggests that focusing-partnership deserves closer study.

摘要

理解我们的存在是人类最苛刻的方面之一。研究表明，意义与幸福感和心理健康密切相关。在这项针对 covid-19 大流行期间的 358 名讲荷兰语的参与者的研究中，我们测试了接触一个人的感觉（专注态度）的做法是否可以预测生活满意度、心理困扰和存在焦虑。我们还测试了这种专注态度的影响是否会部分地受到生活意义体验的调节。我们的假设得到了证实。这表明聚焦态度预示着更多的生活满意度、更少的心理困扰和更少的存在焦虑。这些关联也部分地由生活中的意义体验所调节。集中训练变量表明可以学习关注一个人的感觉。然而，我们的研究也表明，聚焦伙伴关系值得进一步研究。