›› 2019, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 506-511.

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Thinking on the Research Methods of Psychobiography

1,Ye-Zhen SONG2   

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    2. China University of Political Science and Law
  • Received:2018-08-01 Revised:2018-11-30 Online:2019-03-20 Published:2019-03-20

心理传记学的研究方法思考

马皑,宋业臻   

  1. 中国政法大学
  • 通讯作者: 马皑

Abstract: Abstract In the course of the development of contemporary psychology, the separation of noumenon and method has led to a split between humanities psychology and scientific psychology. Scientific psychology is limited by natural scientific methods, and its concern for human nature is reduced to simple concepts and variables in the laboratory. However, the traditional psychobiography based on humanistic psychology, brings life story,life meaning and individual experience into the scope of problem consciousness, and faces the psychological dynamic system of human beings through the layer-by-layer interpretation of " suspense problem" so as to realize the direct attention to human nature. Psychobiography regards life story and psychological experience as analogies of text on the methodological level and interprets life story. From the perspective of hermeneutics, the hermeneutic process is not only a process of using hermeneutic methods to explore the original meaning of the text and the original meaning of the author, but also a process of self-understanding and self-construction by the hermeneutics. This requires the interpreter to have a sense of autonomy to define his own existence. As for the method operation, the interpreter should not rigidly adhere to a certain method system, but should maintain an open attitude towards the method and enter the historical scene of the life story and psychological events of the preacher through the historical materials of the preacher, so as to reach a dialogue with the preacher for interpretation. Combined with the current research methods commonly used in psychobiographical studies, in the aspect of collecting biographical data, we can draw lessons from the historical sources of Chinese traditional empirical historiography and the long-compiled textual research methods to obtain full and true biographical data. In terms of research model, according to the personality adjective evaluation method in the mainland quality combination model, the adjective analysis is further introduced into the consideration dimension of historical change by referring to the method of concept history. On the mode of causal explanation, we should pay attention to the judgment conditions of causal mechanism and introduce the method of event sociology into causal explanation to expand the scope of psychological biographical explanation. In the application of theory, the theory is used as the basis of historical data inference, the reference of causal explanation and the clue of narration. The continuous development of psychological biographies will provide new vitality for the development of psychology. First of all, at the level of psychological theory, the research results of psychological biographies can help other researchers find the blind spots of existing psychological achievements and further promote the perfection of psychological theory. Secondly, in the aspect of popular science of psychology, it can also promote the research results of psychology to the public in a way that is closer to the public and more acceptable to the public. Finally, the study of psychological biographies of special characters also demarcates the boundaries of human nature and reveals the spiritual strength of human beings with exemplary, brilliant or dark side, so as to stimulate human potential and resist the dark side of human nature.

Key words: Keywords :Psychobiography, Problem Awareness, Research Methods

摘要: 摘 要 当代心理学由于“本体与方法”的割裂形成科学心理学与人文心理学双峰对峙的局面,科学心理学受自然科学方法的影响而难以直面人性关怀问题;以人文心理学为研究传统的心理传记学,通过对悬疑性问题的逐层解读,直面人类心理动力系统,从而能够直面人性关怀问题。为进一步促进心理传记学的发展,对当前心理传记研究的资料筛选、研究模式、理论运用改进,以期研究者能够更好地通过史料分析进入传主生命事件的历史现场,对传主生命历程进行恰当的理论解释,从而进一步激发中国本土心理传记学发展的动力。

关键词: 关键词:心理传记学, 问题意识, 研究方法