Chinese Adults Mental Health Diathesis: A Study of Life Belief Scale

Abstract

Abstract: A part of Chinese Adults Mental Health Diathesis scale, namely Life Belief Scale, was used to investigate 6432 Chinese adults from 28 provinces. The results showed that:(1)as the age increased, people′s life belief Overall average score, rationality dimensions average score and controllability dimensions average score were decreased;(2)along with the education level enhancemented, people′s life belief Overall average score, rationality dimensions average score and controllability dimensions average score were significantly increased;(3)the interaction effects of the education level and the age period were significant on life belief Overall average score and controllability dimensions average score.

Key words: mental health diathesis, life belief, Chinese adults, the national sampling

摘要： 生活信念与个体的心理以及生理健康关系密切,适应不良的生活信念对心理健康具有消极影响。应用《心理健康素质测评系统·中国成年人生活信念量表》对全国五大行政区域28个省、直辖市、自治区的6432名成年人进行了调查,该量表包括合理性和可控性两个维度。结果发现：（1）随着年龄的增高,人们生活信念总均分、可控性维度均分以及合理性维度均分均呈下降趋势;（2）随着受教育程度的提高,人们的生活信念总均分、可控性维度均分以及合理性维度均分显著提高;（3）教育程度和年龄段对于生活信念量表总均分以及可控性维度均分具有交互作用影响。

关键词: 心理健康素质, 生活信念, 中国成年人, 全国采样

CLC Number:

B846

Zhang Xiuge, Liang Baoyong. Chinese Adults Mental Health Diathesis: A Study of Life Belief Scale[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(3): 295-300.

张秀阁, 梁宝勇, 臧丽荣. 心理健康素质测评系统·中国成年人生活信念全国采样调查报告[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(3): 295-300.

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