Raw data (CSV files) from The effects of exposure to objective coherence on perceived meaning in life: a preregistered direct replication of Heintzelman, Trent & King (2013)

Having a sense of meaning in life (MIL) has been acknowledged as a catalyst to psychological flourishing. As such, understanding ways to promote MIL represents a worthy goal for those interested in bolstering positive outcomes. This study sought to replicate the findings of Heintzelman, Trent &amp; King (2013 <i>Psychol. Sci.</i> 24, 991–998 (doi:10.1177/0956797612465878)), who found that MIL could be influenced by external stimulation. Their findings suggest that exposure to coherent stimuli produces significantly higher MIL scores than exposure to incoherent stimuli. Using materials and methodology provided by the corresponding author of the original paper, this study attempted to directly test this manipulation under conditions with increased statistical power. All tests, however, failed to replicate. Possible explanations for these discrepant findings are discussed, and potential future directions for this area of the literature are proposed.

人生意义感（Meaning in Life，MIL）被公认为心理蓬勃发展的助推剂。因此，对于关注提升积极结果的研究者而言，探索提升人生意义感的路径是一项极具价值的研究目标。本研究旨在重复Heintzelman、Trent与King（2013年，发表于<i>Psychol. Sci.</i> 24卷，第991–998页，DOI:10.1177/0956797612465878）的研究结果，该研究发现人生意义感可受到外部刺激的影响。其研究结果表明，相较于接触无连贯结构的刺激，接触具有内在连贯性的刺激可使受试者的人生意义感得分显著更高。本研究使用原论文通讯作者提供的实验材料与研究方法，试图在统计效力提升的实验条件下直接验证这一操纵效应。然而，所有实验均未能重复出原研究的结果。本文对这一不一致的研究结果展开了可能的原因探讨，并提出了该研究领域未来的潜在发展方向。