Study 2 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）被公认为推动个体心理繁盛的核心催化剂。因此，对于致力于提升积极发展成果的研究者而言，探索提升人生意义感的有效路径，是一项极具学术价值的研究目标。本研究旨在重复验证Heintzelman、Trent与King（2013，《心理科学》（*Psychol. Sci.*），24卷，991–998页，DOI:10.1177/0956797612465878）的研究发现，该研究表明人生意义感可受到外部刺激的调控。其研究结果显示，接触连贯刺激的被试，其人生意义感得分显著高于接触非连贯刺激的被试。本研究依托原始论文通讯作者提供的实验材料与研究范式，尝试在提升了统计功效的实验条件下，直接验证这一操纵效应。然而，所有实验均未能成功重复前述研究结果。本研究对这一相悖的研究结果展开了可能的成因分析，并提出了该研究领域未来的潜在发展方向。