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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The burgeoning field of research on the dual-factor model of mental health (DFM) has highlighted its significance, yet the applicability of the DFM in military personnel and its longitudinal relationships with different dimensions of meaning in life remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify the applicability of the DFM for military personnel and to investigate longitudinal relationships between the dual factors of mental health (negative factor, positive factor) and the two dimensions of meaning in life (presence of meaning, search for meaning) in military personnel.
METHODS: In this study, data were collected in two waves (April and August 2023) from 227 Chinese military personnel. We constructed a dual-factor model with depression as the negative factor and subjective well-being as the positive factor, and we compared it with a single-factor model to determine if DFM could be applied to military personnel. We also constructed a cross-lagged model to investigate longitudinal relationships between depression, subjective well-being, presence of meaning, and search for meaning.
RESULTS: According to the findings, military personnel fit better with the DFM than with the single-factor model. Cross-lagged analysis results revealed that both the presence of meaning and the search for meaning negatively predicted depression and positively predicted subjective well-being.
CONCLUSIONS: The DFM had good applicability among military personnel. Both the presence of meaning and the search for meaning could improve military mental health, suggesting that both dimensions of meaning in life may be potential targets for improving military mental health.
METHODS: In this study, data were collected in two waves (April and August 2023) from 227 Chinese military personnel. We constructed a dual-factor model with depression as the negative factor and subjective well-being as the positive factor, and we compared it with a single-factor model to determine if DFM could be applied to military personnel. We also constructed a cross-lagged model to investigate longitudinal relationships between depression, subjective well-being, presence of meaning, and search for meaning.
RESULTS: According to the findings, military personnel fit better with the DFM than with the single-factor model. Cross-lagged analysis results revealed that both the presence of meaning and the search for meaning negatively predicted depression and positively predicted subjective well-being.
CONCLUSIONS: The DFM had good applicability among military personnel. Both the presence of meaning and the search for meaning could improve military mental health, suggesting that both dimensions of meaning in life may be potential targets for improving military mental health.
摘要：
背景：关于心理健康双因素模型（DFM）的新兴研究领域凸显了其意义，然而，DFM在军事人员中的适用性及其与不同生活意义维度的纵向关系仍不清楚。本研究旨在阐明DFM对军事人员的适用性，并调查心理健康双重因素（负面因素，积极因素)和生活中意义的两个维度(意义的存在，在军事人员中搜索含义)。
方法：在本研究中，数据是分两波(2023年4月和8月)收集的，来自227名中国军事人员。构建了以抑郁为负面因素、主观幸福感为正面因素的双因素模型,我们将其与单因素模型进行了比较，以确定DFM是否可以应用于军事人员。我们还构建了一个交叉滞后模型来研究抑郁症之间的纵向关系，主观幸福感，意义的存在，寻找意义。
结果：根据调查结果，军事人员与DFM的拟合度比与单因素模型的拟合度更好。交叉滞后分析结果表明，意义的存在和对意义的寻找都负面地预测了抑郁，而正面地预测了主观幸福感。
结论：DFM在军事人员中具有良好的适用性。意义的存在和对意义的追求都可以改善军事心理健康，这表明生命意义的两个维度都可能是改善军事心理健康的潜在目标。
方法：在本研究中，数据是分两波(2023年4月和8月)收集的，来自227名中国军事人员。构建了以抑郁为负面因素、主观幸福感为正面因素的双因素模型,我们将其与单因素模型进行了比较，以确定DFM是否可以应用于军事人员。我们还构建了一个交叉滞后模型来研究抑郁症之间的纵向关系，主观幸福感，意义的存在，寻找意义。
结果：根据调查结果，军事人员与DFM的拟合度比与单因素模型的拟合度更好。交叉滞后分析结果表明，意义的存在和对意义的寻找都负面地预测了抑郁，而正面地预测了主观幸福感。
结论：DFM在军事人员中具有良好的适用性。意义的存在和对意义的追求都可以改善军事心理健康，这表明生命意义的两个维度都可能是改善军事心理健康的潜在目标。
