经济处境的心理影响及其干预策略与治理启示(专栏总论)

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0191

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

在全球经济社会发展面临不确定性的时代背景下, 个体的经济处境与其心理状态之间呈现出日益复杂的动态关联。过往研究发现不利的经济处境会在身心健康、人际关系、认知决策和绩效表现等多个方面对个体产生负面影响, 导致个体陷入“当下经济困境—消极心理影响—未来经济困境”的恶性循环。然而心理学研究也具备足够的潜力对于经济处境不利者提供心理干预, 助其实现更好的心理福祉和人生发展。因此当前专栏不仅致力于深入发现和理解这些经济处境之于个体心理的作用机制, 还努力从社会治理视角入手, 探索和发现针对上述恶性循环的干预可能, 最终提供一种基于中国背景的心理学智慧, 为促进经济处境不利者的积极发展、构建更加公平的社会环境提供学术启迪和学理依据。

关键词: 经济处境, 社会经济地位, 心理干预, 社会治理

Abstract:

In an era marked by uncertainty in global economic development, individuals’ economic situations and their psychological states demonstrate increasingly complex and dynamic associations. Prior research has shown that adverse economic conditions can negatively affect individuals across multiple domains—including physical and mental health, interpersonal relationships, cognitive decision-making, and performance—trapping them in a vicious cycle of “current economic hardship → negative psychological impact → future economic hardship.” However, psychological research also holds considerable potential to offer interventions for those in disadvantaged economic situations, helping them attain better psychological well-being and life outcomes. Therefore, this special issue seeks both to uncover and elucidate the mechanisms through which economic circumstances influence individual psychology, and to explore, from a social governance perspective, potential interventions capable of disrupting this cycle. Ultimately, it aims to provide psychology-informed insights rooted in the Chinese context, offering theoretical guidance for fostering the positive development of economically disadvantaged individuals and for building a more equitable social environment.

Key words: economic situation, socioeconomic status, psychological intervention, social governance

中图分类号:

B849: C91

杨沈龙, 胡小勇, 郭永玉. (2026). 经济处境的心理影响及其干预策略与治理启示(专栏总论). 心理学报, 58(2), 191-197.

YANG Shen-Long, HU Xiaoyong, GUO Yongyu. (2026). The psychological impact of economic situation: Intervention strategies and governance implications. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 58(2), 191-197.

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