A Preliminary Study About Event-Value Effect And Interpersonal Effect Of College Students In Sharing Positive Events

The little things are what life is all about, and play an important role in keeping our physical and mental well-being, the positive events enrich the life especially.Nowadays,more attention has been payed to positive events,which can produce positive effects in the interaction.This study aims to validate the event-value effect and interpersonal effect of sharing positive events in Chinese cultural background, in a sample of 200 students from the Southwest University by the approaches of questionnaires and experiments.There are three parts in this study as following. Study 1 and Study2 used experimental studies to examine the event-value effect and interpersonal effect of sharing positive events. Study2 was based on the Study 1, and it researched the impacts of different responses to sharing positive events.Study3 was mainly about the statistical analysis of the questionnaires.The questionnaires included self-designed sharing status questionnaire,"General Trust Scale",and"Index of Well-being scale".The combined statistical and data analysis of the questionnaires could tell the sharing situation, general trust,well-being index of college students.The results show that:Students’ general trust and well-being index are in the upper level,and girls’ well-being index is significantly higher than boys’.Students who is good at sharing positive events have high interpersonal trust and individual well-being index.On the contrary, students who is not good at sharing positive events have lower levels.The scores of sharing response influence the results of sharing positive events. Subjects who receive a high response will receive positive effects of sharing positive events,but a low response produce the negative impact.The group of interactive-game have no significant change.Active and constructive response produce positive impacts not only for the event-value,but for the goodwill and trust of partners. The other three responses might cause negative impacts.