幸福的悖论——反事实思维带来的独特世界

Something behind Happiness——The Special World that Counterfactual Thinking Brings Us

反事实思维(counterfactual thinking)是个体对不真实的条件或可能性进行替换的一种思维过程。作为一种特殊的心理现象,它与其他诸多心理特征一起影响着人们每天的认知、情感和行为。通过分析反事实思维的形成机制、影响因素和意义,就可以找到利用反事实思维来调节人的情绪和行为的途径。

Counterfactual thinking is a thinking process which individual displace the inauthentic conditions or possibilities. As a special psychology phenomenon, counterfactual thinking together with other factors deeply influences the cognition, emotion and behavior of people. The forming process, the influencing factors and the meaning of counterfactual thinking are analyzed. At the same time, how to accommodate people＇ s emotion and behavior by using counterfactual thinking is discussed.