Recognition advantage of metaphorical micro-counseling dialogue texts and the explanatory role of insight
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.08.03
- VernacularTitle:隐喻微型咨询会话文本的再认优势及顿悟在其中的作用
- Author:
Fei YU
1
;
Zhijie ZHANG
;
Jie ZHANG
;
Wencai ZHANG
Author Information
1. 河北师范大学心理系,石家庄 050024
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
metaphor;
memory;
insight;
psychotherapy
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(8):677-683
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the recognition advantage of metaphorical micro-counseling dialogue texts in mental health contexts,and to explore a potential explanatory role of insight.Methods:A total of 104 col-lege students,recruited through a network announcement,were randomly assigned to three groups.In the learning phase,participants read negative cognitions paired with metaphorical or literal solutions and rated the insightfulness of each solution.In the recognition phase,previously unseen solutions were intermixed,and participants judged whether each item had been presented before and rated their confidence.Recognition was assessed after 15 minutes(n=37),1 day(n=33),or 7 days(n=34).Reaction time was recorded,and recognition sensitivity and criterion was calculated using signal detection theory.Results:At three intervals,the scores of insightfulness,recognition sen-sitivity,recognition criterion,and recognition confidence of metaphorical solutions were both higher than those of literal solutions(Ps＜0.001),and the recognition reaction time of metaphorical solutions were all shorter than those of literal solutions(P＜0.001).The insightfulness scores of the solutions were positively correlated with the scores of recognition sensitivity,recognition criterion,recognition confidence,and recognition reaction time(β=0.67,0.13,0.18,-0.39).Conclusion:This study suggests that the use of metaphors in mental health contexts may en-hance long-term memory,with insight playing a significant mediating role in this process.
