Human existence is characterized by some rather unique psychological challenges. Because people can reflect on their lives and place in the world, they are regularly confronted with a variety of existential concerns: death and mortality; the burdens of freedom; uncertainty regarding one's identity; isolation from others; and indeterminate meaning in life. Existential social psychology (Greenberg, Koole, & Pyszczynski, 2004; Vail & Routledge, 2020) investigates whether and how such existential concerns shape everyday life and, as highlighted in the present special issue, how such processes impact mental health and social functioning.

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社论前言：将存在主义社会心理学应用于心理健康

人类存在的特点是一些相当独特的心理挑战。因为人们可以反思自己的生活和在世界上的位置，所以他们经常面临各种生存问题：死亡和死亡；自由的负担；关于一个人的身份的不确定性；与他人隔离；和不确定的人生意义。存在主义社会心理学（Greenberg、Koole 和 Pyszczynski，2004 年；Vail 和 Routledge，2020 年）调查了这种存在主义关注是否以及如何塑造日常生活，以及正如本期特刊所强调的那样，这些过程如何影响心理健康和社会功能。