再谈人格研究的中国化

Reflections on Chinanization of Personality Studies

中国文化与西方心理学对人格概念理解上存在着明显的差异,西方心理学强调个人的独特性,中国文化强调"天人合一",强调人际关系的和谐、人与自然的和谐;中国人与美国人在基本人格结构和人格动力上是不同的。要进一步推进人格研究的中国化,就必须突破西化心理学的框架,到生活实践中去解决我国经济社会发展中有关人格心理学的问题,采用多取向多方法开展创造性的研究。

This paper presents an analysis of the differences in concept interpretation of personality between western psychology and Chinese culture: western psychology puts stress on individuality while Chinese culture on 'person and Nature as a unity', harmony in interpersonal relations, and harmony between persona and Nature. It also analyzed the distinctness of personality structure and personality dynamic between Chinese and Americans. The author points out that, to advance Chinanization of personality studies, psychologists in China should take part in everyday practices and adopt multiple methods and approaches so that they can break through the framework of western psychology and solve the problems concerned in social and economic development of China.