著者

松下 智子

出版者

九州大学

雑誌

九州大学心理学研究 (ISSN:13453904)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.9, pp.101-110, 2008

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It is said that even if people have negative experience, they can overcome it and also find a positive meaning in it. But, this changing process and details of positive meaning have not been proved. This study had interview with 23 undergraduates, who interpreted their negative experience positively. Results were led from qualitative analysis about coping with negative experience, chance of overcoming, present state, details of positive meaning. In practical, people coped with their situation by themselves or with help of other people, and considering negative experience to mental food is typical. In overcoming process, later positive experiences were important, and positive meaning became bigger relatively little by little. The coping process led to details of positive meaning including their own growth and new human relations.