| Meaning in life refers to the individual’s experience that his life is meaningful and valuable,and he realizes that life should have a clear goal and mission.Meaning in life is an important indicator of individual physical and mental health,which is closely related to individual negative emotional problems,suicidal ideation and self-harm behavior.In recent years,incidents such as self-harm and suicide among middle school students are not uncommon,and they have attracted widespread attention from all walks of life.Adolescence is an important period for the physical and mental development of students,and it is also a period of high incidence of mental health problems.The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has made this issue even more prominent.Therefore,it is of great significance to pay attention to teenagers’ meaning in life for individual physical and mental health and social harmonious development.Wong combines positive psychology with existentialist psychology and puts forward positive existential psychology,which holds that the best way for an individual to gain meaning in life is to focus on the positive effects of self-growth rather than the negative defense against death.Psychological capital is related to positive factors such as individual positive psychology and behavior,including four dimensions of self-efficacy,optimism,hope,and resilience..Studies have shown that individuals with high levels of psychological capital are more likely to have a high level of meaning in life.The maintenance and flow model of the meaning in life explains the pattern of individuals regaining the meaning in life,which is closely related to the individual’s relationship structure,that is,the better the family function is and the more family support they receive,the better the relationship structure is,so the higher the meaning in life of the individual is.Studies have shown that for individuals with low family function,have the lower self-efficacy and other factors in their psychological capital,the more disadvantaged they are for their physical and mental development.Since the level of family function can predict the level of individual psychological capital,and from the perspective of positive existential psychology,psychological capital affects the level of individual’s meaning in life,then we can understand family function and sense of life from the perspective of psychological capital to explore the mediating role of psychological capital between the two.Therefore,this research intends to investigate the relationship between family function,psychological capital and meaning in life,and to intervene in junior high school students through group psychological counseling based on psychological capital.This research is mainly divided into two parts.The first research,questionnaire surveys were conducted to test the 690 junior high school students in Chongqing to explore the relationship between family function,psychological capital and meaning in life,and explore the mediating role of psychological capital between family function and meaning in life.In the second research,a group psychological counseling activity with the theme of cultivating psychological capital was carried out.With 63 students in the second grade of junior high school as the research object,the group assisted intervention activities with the theme of psychological capital were carried out.Among them,32 students in the experimental group had 8 group activities,while 31 students in the control group did not receive any intervention treatment.Based on the data analysis before and after the intervention,the effectiveness of group psychological counseling in cultivating the psychological capital of junior high school students is explored.This study draws the following conclusions :(1)Junior high school students’ meaning in life is generally above the average level.The score of meaning in life and meaning-seeking dimension of junior high school girls was significantly higher than that of boys,but there is no significant difference in meaning experience;the first grade score is significantly higher than the second and third grades,while the second grade score is slightly higher than the third grade grade.(2)The overall situation of psychological capital of junior high school students is relatively positive.The scores of psychological capital,self-efficacy and resilience of male students were significantly higher than those of female students;the scores of self-efficacy,resilience,hope,optimism and psychological capital decrease with the increase of grades,that is,the psychological capital score of the third grade was the lowest.(3)Family functions of junior high school students are well developed.The score of family function of junior high school students who grew up in urban areas are significantly higher than that of rural students;the scores of only-children in the intimacy dimension were significantly higher than those of non-only-children.(4)Family function can significantly positively predict psychological capital and meaning in life,and psychological capital can positively predict meaning in life;psychological capital has a mediating effect on the relationship between family function and meaning in life.(5)The group intervention in this study is feasible and effective.The group psychological counseling program based on psychological capital effectively improves the psychological capital and meaning in life of junior high school students,which not only achieves good immediate effect,but also has a certain tracking effect. |
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