How does meaning in life predict proactive coping? The self‐regulatory mechanism on emotion and cognition

Objective This study examined the effectiveness of a photographic intervention method on meaning in life (MIL) and further investigated the self‐regulatory mechanism responsible for the effect of MIL in the promotion of proactive coping. Method Participants were 145 Chinese adults ( M age = 27.82; 71.3% female), who were randomly assigned into one of three conditions: An intervention (taking photos and writing expressively), a taking‐photos‐only...