Abstract:
Socialist core values represent the prevailing values promoted and fostered in Chinese
socialism, and have been widely acknowledged by all sectors of society as an integral component of
individual values. Research on self-affirmation suggests that personal values serve as a valuable internal
resource for combating various threats. Given the persistent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,
individuals may experience negative emotions, such as anxiety, fear, and depression. To assess whether
self-affirmation intervention based on socialist core values can effectively activate these values and
mitigate negative emotions, this study recruited 295 participants for between-subject experimental
comparison. After balancing group differences, participants were assigned to the core values affirmation
group, familial affirmation group, or no affirmation group. Participants in all groups first completed the
pre-test Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, then read COVID-19 threat materials, followed by the self-affirmation
intervention, and finally completed the post-test Self-Rating Anxiety Scale. Results revealed that the posttest
anxiety scores of both the socialist core values affirmation group and the familial affirmation group
significantly decreased compared to their pre-test scores, with no significant difference observed between
the two groups. In contrast, the post-test anxiety scores of the no affirmation group did not significantly
differ from their pre-test scores. These findings suggest that self-affirmation intervention grounded
in socialist core values can effectively alleviate anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic and serve as a
useful intervention strategy for maintaining individual and group emotional well-being in future social
psychological service work.
社会主义核心价值观是中国特色社会主义提倡和培育的主流价值观,得到了社会各界的广泛认可,并内化为个体价值观中的重要组成部分。自我肯定研究表明个人价值观是各类抵御威胁的有效内在资源。面对新冠疫情带来的持续冲击,人们会出现抑郁、焦虑和恐惧等负面情绪。为探讨自我肯定范式是否能有效激活社会主义核心价值观削弱新冠疫情带来的负面情绪,本研究选取155人进行了被试间实验对比,平衡组间差异之后将被试分配到核心价值观肯定组、“家庭我肯定”组和无肯定组。三组被试首先使用焦虑自评量表进行前测,再阅读新冠疫情威胁材料,接着分别进行自我肯定干预,最后使用焦虑自评量表进行后测。结果发现,社会主义核心价值观肯定组和“家庭我肯定”组的后测焦虑得分显著低于前测得分,两组抵御焦虑情绪的效果没有显著差异;无肯定组焦虑得分的后测与前测没有显著差异。这表明基于社会主义核心价值观的自我肯定干预能够缓解新冠疫情下焦虑情绪,在未来的社会心理服务工作中可将其用于个体或群体层面抵御威胁、维护情绪健康的干预措施。