First, the meaning of life force
-of-life power, meaning that people intentionally or inadvertently used to promote their own survival in the whole life process, or continue forward with the development of inner strength. Motivations at least three distinct features: First of all, life is a life force has a direct role in promoting the power; Second, power has a social culture of life, that life is dynamic as the direction of a force, its direction is not only point to a target, more social and cultural connotations; again, the driving force of people's lives regardless of their origin, their people must enter the spiritual world, may be conscious level, may also unconscious level, but I fear, are transformed into people's hearts power. In fact, the same external factors are not necessarily different people can be transformed into a living force. For example, the phrase "the pressure is the driving force," in fact the pressure is external, power is inherent, whether the former into the latter, of course, depends on the different actors.
Seen in this light, power on the one hand similar to the psychological needs of life have a direct role in the psychological drive to urge the actors to pursue a certain life goals, to gain psychological satisfaction; the other hand, has similar values of life force, is that people exposure to social and cultural background to some of the world, life and choice of behavior to judge the direction. In fact, the life force is a given value-oriented psychological needs, but also a psychological needs have been integrated into the value orientation.
Second, the internal structure of living force
1. Factors that constitute the life force. Survey of contemporary Chinese people stronger motivations are: (1) expectations of child development, mainly for the efforts to create conditions for the future development of their children; (2) the pursuit of wealth, mainly for the hope to make more money; ( 3) the pursuit of family well-being, mainly in pursuit of comfortable and harmonious family life; (4) Social comparison, mainly for the more highly of themselves to others; (5) the pursuit of a safe life, mainly for the hope that the ordinary, safely over a lifetime; (6) do our part, mainly to do their work or share of it; (7) self-realization, mainly to give full play to their talent; (8) the pursuit of social contributions, which made to the society a greater contribution; (9) fun pursuit, that the pursuit of personal happiness in the fun.
2. Motivations of the sort pattern. Further statistics show that the average intensity of nine motivations were (set the "very identity" score of 1, "can not agree" a score of 2, "more agreeable to" score of 3, "It is recognized," a score of 4): ranked first is children's development aspirations, the mean of 3.43, the intensity far beyond the "relatively agree" level; the second is the pursuit of wealth, the mean 3.34, intensity far beyond the "relatively agree" level; the third is the pursuit of happiness and interpersonal comparison family tie, the mean was 3.28 and 3.26, respectively, no significant difference between the intensity significantly beyond the "comparative agree "level; the fourth is the pursuit of peace and do their best to tie their lives, their average was 3.21 and 3.19, respectively, no significant difference between the intensity than the same" relatively agree "level; fifth bit of self-realization, the mean was 3.07, slightly beyond the strength of "more agreeable level; sixth in the pursuit of social contribution, the average is 3.03, the intensity is almost in a" relatively agree "level; seventh in the pursuit of life interest, the mean of 2.96, the intensity close to the "relatively agree" level.
3. Correlation between the different motivations. Correlation analysis showed that different motivations exist among a significant degree of correlation. Among them, the higher degree of correlation matching relations: the pursuit of self-realization and contribution to society; the pursuit of domestic happiness and do our part; the development of interpersonal expectations compared with their children; pursuit of a happy family life and the pursuit of peace. In contrast, slightly lower correlation matching relations: self-fulfillment and the pursuit of a safe life; the pursuit of life, contribute to peace and recovery to the community; the pursuit of social contributions and the pursuit of a happy family; to pursue hobbies and the pursuit of a safe life; self-fulfillment and the pursuit of family happiness; the pursuit of a safe life and interpersonal comparison.
Three different groups of living force
1. Gender and life force. Survey of women in the pursuit of a happy family, do our part, and the pursuit of life, life force peace on the three was stronger than men; the contrast, relatively strong men driving force of life is the pursuit of wealth, the pursuit of self-realization and contribution to society. The pursuit of hobbies, children develop expectations and interpersonal comparison of three motivations, there is no any difference between men and women.
2. Age and life force. Expectations for children's development, the pursuit of a happy family and do our part and the pursuit of life, peace and other motivations, the whole show, "the older, stronger identity," the trend; and the pursuit of wealth, self-realization, the pursuit of life goals and interpersonal comparison of motivations, it is obviously stronger than in the young, the elderly. Contribution to the life in the pursuit of social power, between different age groups, no significant difference.
3. Level of education and life force. On the level of education and the pursuit of a happy family and do our part and seek a safe life of three life terms of the relationship dynamics, the overall situation is inversely proportional to the lower level of education, the higher its level of acceptance, especially in junior high school degree and high school level is a watershed between. On the level of education and self-realization, the pursuit of life goals and the pursuit of social contributions to the relationship between the three motivations, its overall situation is similar to the proportional, that is, the higher level of education, the higher the degree of their identity, which, university level and high school degree is a clear dividing line between. On the pursuit of wealth in this life force, the most prominent is the middle level of the crowd. Expectations on children's development and interpersonal comparison of two motivations, the junior and senior high school education high scores of people.
4. Political landscape and the life force. Between party members and the general public interest in the pursuit of life, children develop expectations and interpersonal comparison of life there was no significant difference in power. Group members have a strong life force: the pursuit of social contributions and self-realization. In contrast, the general public group was significantly stronger than the party's motivations are: the pursuit of a happy family, do our part, the pursuit of wealth and the pursuit of a safe life.
5. Religious beliefs and motivations. There was no religious groups, religious groups and the main driving force of life in the pursuit of wealth, there was significant difference, that no religious groups, religious groups than those with more wealth with the pursuit of power.
6. Urban and rural identity and motivations. Residents have a strong life force: the pursuit of social contributions, the pursuit of life goals and self-realization; contrast, rural residents live in the following power on the more prominent: the pursuit of a happy family, do our part, the pursuit of wealth and the pursuit of a safe life . Urban and rural residents in child development expectations and interpersonal motivations on comparing the two is not significant.
7. Socio-economic status and life force. People of different socio-economic status of families in the pursuit of happiness, wealth and children to pursue the development of the three motivations expect no significant difference; socio-economic status of people with high motivation in life are also the following stronger: interpersonal comparison, the pursuit of life goals, the pursuit of social contributions and self-realization. Low socio-economic status of people have strong motivations: do our part and the pursuit of a safe life.
Fourth, the basic conclusions
From the survey results and statistical analysis point of view, the most important contemporary Chinese life force is the children's development aspirations, the pursuit of wealth, the pursuit of family well-being and interpersonal comparison; followed by the pursuit of life, peace and play their part; again of self-realization, the pursuit of contribution to society and the pursuit of zest for life.
It should be said, expect their children to have good development, the pursuit of happiness of family life and interpersonal comparison, is the ancient Chinese cultural tradition of the pursuit of life, Chinese culture has not changed this internal drive. The pursuit of wealth, power rating of the top three ranks of life, life in China is obviously a huge change in power, but also of contemporary Chinese life force is an important characteristic.
In addition, self-fulfillment and the pursuit of personal taste surprisingly the two motivations are to achieve "more agreeable to" level, and interests associated with the pursuit of speaking, contemporary Chinese life force obviously has a sense of ownership of individual character. Of course, the contemporary Chinese life force on the individual self-consciousness does not cover, reduce their sense of social responsibility, the pursuit of social contributions to the life of the intensity of the same power to reach a "relatively agree" level. While the pursuit of social contributions to the life of power and wealth and the pursuit, the pursuit of individual self-realization and the correlation between the taste of life is not high, but after all, a significant positive correlation. In other words, the contemporary Chinese life force on the individual self-awareness and social responsibility are not conflicting, but a certain degree of mutual improvement. In addition, the individual's life force is in the evolving social reality, must be from the personal background characteristics, growth experience and the impact of various socio-cultural factors.
Original Source: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute
2007-12-13