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　　标题：7ReasonsYouNeedtoLiveaMoreAwesomeLife
　　source：psychologytoday丨byAndyTixPh。D。
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　　Newresearchshowsthatawemaybethekeytounlockingthebestinus。
　　ThemostbeautifulthingwecanexperienceisthemysteriousHetowhomthisemotionisastranger，whocannolongerpausetowonderandstandraptinawe，isasgoodasdead。AlbertEinstein
　　Einsteinsuggeststhatawe，orwonder，mayprovideoneoftherichestexperiencesavailabletohumanbeings。Itissoelusiveandcomplexthatonlyinthepastdecadeorsohavepsychologicalresearchersstartedtostudyitseriously。Withinthepastfewyears，however，theresearchhasmadesignificantprogress。
　　Partofthedifficultywithaweisdefiningit。TheclearestdescriptionthatIhaveseenisfromleadingpositivepsychologistBarbaraFredricksoninherbookPositivity：
　　〔A〕wehappenswhenyoucomeacrossgoodnessonagrandscale。Youliterallyfeeloverwhelmedbygreatness。Bycomparison，youfeelsmallandhumble。Awemakesyoustopinyourtracks。Youaremomentarilytransfixed。Boundariesmeltawayandyoufeelpartofsomethinglargerthanyourself。Mentally，you’rechallengedtoabsorbandaccommodatethesheerscaleofwhatyou’veencounteredAlthoughaformofpositivity，aweattimessitssoclosetotheedgeofsafetythatwegetawhiffofnegativityaswell。AwemixeswithfearAwe，likegratitudeandinspiration，isaselftranscendentemotion。
　　Followingare7recentstudiesthatindicatesomethingimportantabouttheexperienceofaweanditseffects。Itendtofavorexperimentalstudiesbecausetheyshowaclearercauseandeffectrelationship。
　　1。Shiota，Keltner，andMossman（2007，Study4）recruited50undergraduatestudentsforthisearlyexperimentofawe。Participantswererandomlyassignedtoeitherlookforoneminuteat：（a）afullsizedreplicaofaTyrannosaurusrexskeleton（12feethighatthehip，25feetlong，andweighingapproximately5tons）；or（b）anemptyhallway。Theythenwereaskedtolist20descriptorsinresponsetothequestion，WhoamI？Participantswhohadstaredatthedinosaurreplicamorefrequentlyreferredtohowtheyfeltthattheyweremembersofalargergroup。
　　2。Rudd，Vohs，andAaker（2012，Study2）randomlyassigned86studentstowriteanarrativeaboutapersonalexperienceinvolvingeither：（a）or（b）happiness。Thosewhowroteaboutawereportedfeelinglessimpatientandmorelikelytogivetimeandmoneytoaworthycause。
　　3。Ruddetal。（2012，Study3）followedupthisstudybyhaving105undergraduatestudentsrandomlyassignedtoreadashortstoryinwhichtheytriedtoempathizewiththemaincharacter。HalfoftheparticipantsreadaboutacharacterwhoclimbedtheEiffelTowertoseePtheotherhalfreadaboutacharacterwhoascendedanunnamedtowertoseeaplainlandscape。Thosewhowereassignedtoreadthefirstscenarioweremorelikelytoreportthattimefeltavailabletothem，thatlifewassatisfyingand，whengivenachoiceofhowtospend10，weremorelikelytospenditonanexperience，ratherthanamaterialproduct。
　　4。ValdesoloandGraham（2014，Study1）randomlyassigned119undergraduatestooneofthreeexperimentalconditions。Onethirdwatcheda5minutevideooftheBBC’sPlanetEarthseries，consistingofgrand，sweepingshotsofplains，mountains，space，andcanyons。Asecondthirdwatcheda5minutevideooftheBBC’sWalkontheWildSide，intendedtobeamusing。Afinalthirdwatcheda1959newsinterviewconductedbyMikeWallace。IndividualswhowatchedthePlanetEarthsegmentrevealedgreaterbeliefthattheuniverseiscontrolledbyGodorsupernaturalforces，aswellasstrongerbeliefinGodmoregenerally。Reportsoftheemotionofaweaccountedfortheseeffects。
　　5。Stellar，JohnHenderson，Anderson，Gordon，McNeil，andKeltner（2015，Study2）asked105firstyearundergraduatestocompleteameasureofhowoftentheyexperiencesevendifferentpositiveemotionsintheirdailylives。Controllingfortheotherpositiveemotions，awewastheonlyonethatpredictedlowerlevelsofacellsignalingprotein（i。e。，interleukin6）thoughttocontributetohealthdifficultiessuchascardiovasculardiseaseandperhapsevendepression。
　　6。Piff，Dietze，Feinberg，Stancato，andKeltner（2015，Study4）randomlyassigned100undergraduatestoviewa3minutevideoof：（a）（b）or（c）theconstructionofawoodcountertop。Thosewhowereinthenegativeaweconditionandthosewhowereinthepositiveaweconditionreportedsimilarlyhigherlevelsofawe，butthenegativeaweconditionledtogreaterfeelingsofanxietyandsadnessandlowerlevelsofhappiness。Moreimportant，bothaweconditionsevokedsimilarfeelingsofasmallselfandgreatertendenciestohelpothers，relativetothecontrolcondition（theinterview）。
　　7。Piffetal。（2015，Study5）randomlyassigned90studentsattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleytoeithergazefor1minuteat：（a）agroveofTasmaniaeucalyptustrees（withheightsexceeding200feet）；or（b）anearbysciencebuilding。Themaindependentvariablewasastagedaccidentinwhicharesearchconfederatedroppedaboxof11pensinfrontofparticipants。Thosewhohadgazedatthetreeshelpedmore，andalsoreportedgreaterethicaldecisionmakingandlowerentitlementinsurveyscompletedafterward。
　　Asstatedearlier，thescienceofaweisinitsinfancy，butthesestudiesgiveahintofhowimportanttheexperienceofawemaybeformanyfacetsofdailylifeincludingasenseofbelonging，timeavailability，generosity，spirituality，physicalhealth，humility，andhelpingbehavior。Indeed，awemaybeakeytounlockingthebestofhumannature。