The Structure Of Positive Illusion From University Students And The Study For The Relationship Between Coping Style And Social Adapting

Positive illusion is a researching theme of positive psychology. It explores people’s qualities andabilities from a new angle. These qualities and abilities can then be used to help ordinary people or peoplewith certain gifts to excavate their potential to the largest degree. It is helpful for people to preventpsychological problems and achieve happiness. But at the moment, there is a lack of research aboutpositive illusion in our country. Especially, empirical research about it is even less. Moreover, there is not aset of questionnaires to integrate positive illusion. Therefore, based on findings from predecessors, thisquestionnaire for positive illusion has been composed. And the relationship among positive illusion copingstyle and social adapting has been investigated. These following conclusions have been drawn:First, self-composed questionnaire for positive illusion of university students has been finishedthrough such steps as depth interviews, open questionnaires, predictions and formal tests and so on. Thequestionnaire includes six dimensions. They are healthy illusion, positive illusion for future life events,illusion of control, negative illusion for future life events, illusion for will and effort and illusion fornegative cognitive appraisal. The questionnaire is quite believable and effective and it meets therequirements of psychometrics.Second, there are obvious differences for university students’ positive illusion in whether they are theonly child for their parents, the grades they belong to and variables in discipline demographic.Third, university students’ positive illusion, coping style and social adapting are affecting oneanother. Fourth, coping style acts as an intermediary for positive illusion and social adapting.