题    目：Meaning in Life: Finding New Ways to Answer an Ancient Question

主讲人：Michael Steger教授，Maeve O’Donnell，

        Jessica Morse，and Analeigh Truc Anh Lam Dao

时    间：2017年3月13 日（星期一）下午3：00 - 4：30

地   点：心理学院201会议厅

报告人简介：

Michael Steger is a Professor in the Counseling Psychology and Applied Social Psychology programs at Colorado State University. He was recently named as an Extraordinary Professor by North-West University in South Africa. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Macalester College and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and Personality Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2005. His graduate work on developing a measure of meaning in life earned him the Best Dissertation Award from the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies. He has continued to research the foundations and benefits of living a meaningful life. In addition, he has published research on factors related to achieving well-being, how people adjust to traumatic life events, and social influences on depression. He is the co-editor of Designing Positive Psychology from Oxford University Press, and Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace from American Psychological Association Press. His research also investigates what makes work meaningful, and how meaningful work enriches employees and organizations. He currently serves as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality, and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals.

报告摘要：

The question of the meaning of human life and existence has challenged philosophers, leaders, and everyday people for thousands of years. Modern psychological science is beginning to contribute greatly to our understanding of the importance of this question, and the many different ways in which individual people try to answer it. In this talk, four research programs are shared from the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University. Michael Steger provides an overview of meaning in life research, and discusses his research on a workshop to increase meaning in life, as well as experimental investigations of how tasks can be made more – or less – meaningful through subtle influences. Maeve O’Donnell discusses her research on how meaning in life may be used to strengthen behavior change programs designed to improve the health of people with Type 2 Diabetes. Jessica Morse discusses her research on how meaning may help people who struggle to be comfortable with chaos, uncertainty, and depression. Analeigh Truc Anh Lam Dao discusses her research on how the natural and human environments around us affect our well-being and meaning in life. Time will be reserved for questions and discussion.