The rapid transformation and development of society have complex and profound effects on individuals' psychological well-being, which is closely related to their life values. The increasingly prominent issues of psychological well-being have received significant attention from both academia and practitioners. Cultivating self-esteem, self-confidence, rationality, equanimity, and a positive and optimistic social mindset is considered an important approach to address the imbalance in individuals' and society's psychological well-being. From the perspective of positive psychology, this article explores the theoretical implications of how positive psychological qualities influence life values from three dimensions: life value goals, life value processes, and life value evaluations. This provides a theoretical foundation for further investigating the relationship between positive psychological qualities and life values.

Hu Yue, Gao Yanfei. Theoretical Analysis of the Influence of Positive Psychological Qualities on Life Values. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 8: 13-17. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050803.

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