The Mediating Role of Meaning-Making in the Relationship Between Mental Time Travel and Positive Emotions in Stress-Related Blogs: Big Data Text Analysis Research
Individuals can adapt positively to stress by engaging in meaning-making processes that are triggered by mental time travel and reflected in their social media posts. The study's mediation model confirmed that mental time travel leads to meaning-making, which fosters positive emotional responses to stress. Mental time travel serves as a psychological strategy to facilitate positive adaptation to stressful situations.
Authors
- Lei Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0131-3474)
- Huanya Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9730-0426)
- Yiqun Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9886-6862)
- Jinjin Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-6445)
- Yidi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8517-1308)
Institutions
- Macau University of Science and Technology (MO)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Forestry University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63407
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31