ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2010, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (7): 1104-1109.

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Positive Impact that Catastrophic Events have on Well-being

CHEN Chang-Kai;XIAO Xin-Yue;ZHANG Bao-Jun;HUANG Hao-Ming   

  1. (1 Center of Mental Health Education and Research, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China)
    (2 School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China)
  • Received:2010-05-24 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2010-07-15 Published:2010-07-15
  • Contact: CHEN Chang-Kai

Abstract: This article wants to create a positive effect model of well-being that bring from catastrophic events. The catastrophe itself can not lead to the sense of well-being, but it can make people reconstruct well-being from three aspects. They are cognition, need and feeling. The catastrophic events may change the conditions that lead to well-being. After the catastrophe, people may feel well-being more easily. In addition, compared with people who were experience the catastrophe, individuals are not affected, may resulting in an immediate experience of happiness.

Key words: catastrophic events, well-being, positive effect, reconstruct