Five-year stability patterns of meaning in life among survivors and bereaved family members of the Sewol ferry disaster.

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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI:10.1037/tra0001882

Arin You, So Hee Lee, Jin-Won Noh, Jeong-Ho Chae

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Abstract

Objective: Frankl (1963) introduced the concept of "meaning in life" (MIL) as essential for individuals' stability, a view supported by Baumeister and Hippel (2020). This study suggests that MIL restoration follows a dynamic pattern after traumatic events.

Method: We conducted a longitudinal study with 135 family members affected by the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea, examining changes in MIL over 5 years (2015-2019). Utilizing the repeated-measures actor-partner interdependence model, we assessed the dynamic patterns of searching for MIL (SMIL) and presence of MIL (PMIL) from a dynamical systems perspective.

Results: The analysis showed that PMIL and SMIL significantly predict their stability, indicating an attractor state for each type of MIL. Notably, survivor family members exhibited a pattern where SMIL stabilization enhanced PMIL in tandem with stability in PMIL, indicating increased MIL dynamism during active meaning restoration.

Conclusions: These findings underscore MIL's critical role in life stability after an adverse life event for the bereaved and the survivors' family members. The dynamic interaction between SMIL and PMIL in family members who experienced a traumatic life event reveals more intricate dynamics in the meaning reconstruction process, highlighting MIL's importance as a potential resilience mechanism against adversities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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世越号事故幸存者和遗属的五年生活意义的稳定模式。

目的：弗兰克尔（Frankl，1963 年）提出了 "人生意义"（MIL）的概念，认为它对个人的稳定至关重要，鲍迈斯特和希佩尔（Baumeister and Hippel，2020 年）也支持这一观点。本研究表明，创伤事件发生后，"生命意义 "的恢复遵循一种动态模式：我们对受到 2014 年韩国 "世越号 "渡轮灾难影响的 135 名家庭成员进行了一项纵向研究，考察了他们在 5 年（2015-2019 年）内 MIL 的变化情况。利用重复测量的行为者-伙伴相互依存模型，我们从动力系统的角度评估了寻找 MIL（SMIL）和存在 MIL（PMIL）的动态模式：分析表明，PMIL 和 SMIL 可显著预测其稳定性，表明每种类型的 MIL 都有一个吸引状态。值得注意的是，幸存者家庭成员表现出一种模式，即SMIL的稳定与PMIL的稳定同时增强了PMIL，这表明在积极的意义恢复过程中MIL的动态性增强：这些发现强调了MIL在丧亲者和幸存者家庭成员经历不利生活事件后保持生活稳定的关键作用。在经历了创伤性生活事件的家庭成员中，SMIL 和 PMIL 之间的动态互动揭示了意义重建过程中更为复杂的动态变化，突出了 MIL 作为一种潜在的逆境复原机制的重要性。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)。

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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Multiple-

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11.20

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427

期刊介绍： Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy publishes empirical research on the psychological effects of trauma. The journal is intended to be a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion on trauma, blending science, theory, practice, and policy. The journal publishes empirical research on a wide range of trauma-related topics, including: -Psychological treatments and effects -Promotion of education about effects of and treatment for trauma -Assessment and diagnosis of trauma -Pathophysiology of trauma reactions -Health services (delivery of services to trauma populations) -Epidemiological studies and risk factor studies -Neuroimaging studies -Trauma and cultural competence