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Objective:To investigate the effect of search for meaning on depression and the moderating role of perspective change in college students. Methods:The participants were 1 16 college students. The hypotheses were tested by analyzing data collected at 3 time points. Search for meaning and the presence of meaning in life were measured with the Meaning in Life Questionnaire,the dimension of perspective change in Meaning-Focused Coping Questionnaire was used to assess the ability to change perspective,and depression was assessed with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Results:The scores of perspective change was positively corre-lated with scores of meaning in life (r=0. 29 ,P<0. 0 1 ),and negatively correlated with CES-D scores (r=-0. 34,P<0. 001). The scores of perspective change moderated the relationship between scores of search for mean-ing and scores of presence of meaning in life (β=0. 22,P<0. 01 ),and this interaction effected CES-D scores through the mediation of scores of presence of meaning in life. That is,for the individuals with lower perspectivechange score (blow one standard),the score of search for meaning was negatively associated with the presence of meaning in life,with in turn increased CES-D scores,95%CI:0. 07 -033;among the individuals with higher per-spective change scores (above one standard),there was no mediation effect. Conclusion:The results suggest that perspective change could moderate the relationship between search for meaning and meaning in life,which in turn buffers depression. The findings imply the potential positive role of perspective change in the process of searching for meaning in life among university students.
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Partindo das observações de Freud sobre interpretação no clássico trabalho "Sobre o início do tratamento" de 1913, os autores procuram mostrar como pensam que se desenvolveria a atividade interpretativa em sua clínica atual, baseados particularmente em Bion, Baranger, Ogden e Ferro. Preferem utilizar a ideia de uma função interpretativa, mais ampla e que está continuamente presente em nossas mentes. Utilizam-se da peça de Luigi Pirandello, "Seis personagens em busca de autor" e de um caso clínico para ilustrar suas ideias.
Starting from Freud's observations on interpretation in the classic 1913 piece "On beginning the treatment", the authors reflect on how interpretive activity would develop in its current practice, based particularly on Bion, Baranger, Ogden and Ferro. They prefer to use the idea of an interpretive function, which is broader and continuously present in our minds. In order to illustrate their ideas, they use Luigi Pirandello's play, "Six characters in search of an author", and a clinical case.
Partiendo de las observaciones de Freud sobre la interpretación en el trabajo clásico: "Sobre el inicio del tratamiento", de 1913, los autores buscan mostrar cómo piensan que se desarrollaría la actividad interpretativa en su clínica actual, basados particularmente en Bion, Baranger, Ogden y Ferro. Prefieren utilizar la idea de una función interpretativa, más amplia y que está continuamente presente en nuestras mentes. Utilizan la pieza de Luigi Pirandello, "Seis personajes en busca de autor", y un caso clínico para ilustrar sus ideas.