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Pensamento contrafactual no significado para a vida : jovens versus idosos
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A presente investigação teve como objetivo estudar o efeito de pensamentos contrafactuais na criação de significado para a vida em jovens e idosos.
Participaram neste estudo um total de 60 participantes, sendo 30 jovens adultos(M idade=20.27) e 30 idosos (M idade=71.13). As duas faixas etárias foram divididas aleatóriamente entre a condição de pensamento contrafactual e pensamento factual.
Foi pedido a cada participante que escolhesse um ponto de viragem na sua vida, sendo depois pedido para que pensasse factualmente sobre esse ponto, ou contrafactualmente, dependendo da condição atribuída. Por fim foi-lhes pedido que avaliassem o significado que esse evento teve para a sua vida.
Os resultados mostraram que, de um modo geral, pensar contrafactualmente acerca de um determinado evento faz com que seja atribuído um maior significado a esse mesmo evento. No entanto, a diferença no significado atribuído pelos idosos em condição contrafactual e condição factual, apesar de ir ligeiramente de encontro aos efeitos gerais, não é significativa, ou seja, apesar de pensar factualmente ou contrafactualmente os idosos atribuem um alto nível de significado ao evento escolhido. Ambos resultados vão de encontro às hipóteses formuladas.
The present investigation had as an objective to study the effect of counterfactual thinking in creating meaning to life in young and older adults. There were a total of 60 participants in this study, 30 being younger adults (age M=20.27), and 30 older adults (age M=71.13). The two age groups were divided randomly between the counterfactual thinking condition and the factual thinking condition. It was asked to each participant to choose a turning point in their life, and then asked to think either factually or counterfactually about that point, depending on the assigned condition. Lastly they were asked to evaluate the meaning of that life event to their life. Results showed that, in general, thinking counterfactually about a determinate event makes it so there’s a higher meaning attribution. Although, the difference in meaning attributed by older adults in the counterfactual and factual condition, although it does go slightly in agreement to the geral results, is not significant, that is, despite thinking factually or counterfactually, older adults give a high level of meaning to the chosen event. Both results are in agreement with the formulated hipothesis.
The present investigation had as an objective to study the effect of counterfactual thinking in creating meaning to life in young and older adults. There were a total of 60 participants in this study, 30 being younger adults (age M=20.27), and 30 older adults (age M=71.13). The two age groups were divided randomly between the counterfactual thinking condition and the factual thinking condition. It was asked to each participant to choose a turning point in their life, and then asked to think either factually or counterfactually about that point, depending on the assigned condition. Lastly they were asked to evaluate the meaning of that life event to their life. Results showed that, in general, thinking counterfactually about a determinate event makes it so there’s a higher meaning attribution. Although, the difference in meaning attributed by older adults in the counterfactual and factual condition, although it does go slightly in agreement to the geral results, is not significant, that is, despite thinking factually or counterfactually, older adults give a high level of meaning to the chosen event. Both results are in agreement with the formulated hipothesis.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no
ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
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Pensamento contrafactual Significado para a vida Idosos Counterfactual thought Meaning in life Elderly adults