Initiating Personal Growth: The Role of Recognition and Life Satisfaction on the Development of College Students

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celinda R. Stevic ◽  
Rose Marie Ward
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Personal Growth

scholarly journals The functional role of resignation orientation on goal engagement, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and depression

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichi Asano ◽  
Ikuo Ishimura ◽  
Masahiro Kodama
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
North America ◽  
Functional Role ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Goal Disengagement ◽  
Mental Well Being

Several studies in Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of resignation or giving up. Research has shown that resignation is as important as goal attainment. Hence, this study examines, using path analysis, the effect of resignation orientation on goal disengagement and reengagement. Furthermore, this study attempts to clarify the implication of resignation orientation for elements of mental well-being. Questionnaires were completed by 261 Japanese college students. Results showed that proactive resignation orientation promotes reestablishment of alternative goals while negative resignation orientation encourages disengagement of the unattainable goals. The findings help explain the functional role of resignation orientation and can inform the development of treatment for resignation-related depression.

The Role of Character Strengths and Family Importance on Mexican American College Students’ Life Satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier C. Vela ◽  
Gregory Scott Sparrow ◽  
James Ikonomopoulos ◽  
Stacey L. Gonzalez ◽  
Basilio Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Character Strengths

LIFE SATISFACTION AND LIFE DEMANDS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger C. Bailey ◽  
Christy Miller
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Personal Stress ◽  
High Life Satisfaction ◽  
Role Demands

Researchers have proposed that life satisfaction may be increased by reduced life involvement (i.e., the scarcity hypothesis) or increased by greater life involvement (i.e., the expansion hypothesis). This study attempted to determine if female and male college students are more satisfied with their lives if they have more or less active life styles. One hundred and fifty-seven females and eighty-six males were assigned to either a High, Moderate, or Low Life satisfaction group and additional instruments were administered to assess the manner of decision making, the extent of role demands and time pressures, and the respondents' satisfaction with school performance and their dating and family relationships. Results demonstrated that both male and female college students with high life satisfaction had more demanding life styles than individuals with low life satisfaction, but they did not suffer greater personal stress. The significant role of fulfilling interpersonal relationships in overall life satisfaction was also evident.

An Examination of the Role of Attachment and Efficacy in Life Satisfaction

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 796-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Wright ◽  
Kristin M. Perrone
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Self

The study examined interrelationships between attachment, social self-efficacy, career decision-making self-efficacy, and life satisfaction. Social cognitive career theory and attachment theory were integrated to provide a framework for this study. A conceptual model was proposed and tested to determine if social self-efficacy and career decision self-efficacy were full or partial mediators between attachment and life satisfaction. Structural equation modeling methods were utilized to test the model. Findings indicated that social self-efficacy and career decision self-efficacy partially mediated between attachment and life satisfaction among college students, the majority of whom were Caucasian females. This lends support to the idea that adult attachment is a fundamental source of efficacy information and operates as a critical component in college students’ perceptions of their efficacy in the domains of close relationships and career decisions, both of which impact life satisfaction. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

An exploratory study of friendship characteristics and their relations with hedonic and eudaimonic well-being

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 260-280
Author(s):  
Austen R. Anderson ◽  
Blaine J. Fowers
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Indirect Relationship

Friendships are an important source of happiness, well-being, physical health, and longevity. Researchers have often linked unidimensional friendship quality to life satisfaction and positive affect, which are hedonic forms of well-being. Aristotle presented an expanded view of friendship with three general characteristics: Utility, Pleasure, and Virtue. Following his theory, we expected Pleasure and Utility characteristics to be primarily related to hedonic well-being (HWB). In contrast, we expected Virtue characteristics to be more strongly related to eudaimonic well-being (EWB), which includes meaning, personal growth, and positive relationships in this study. This exploratory study assessed Aristotle’s theory about friendship and well-being with 375 participants. Two exploratory structural equation models were tested. There was an indirect relationship between Utility characteristics and HWB through Help Received. A friend’s Virtue characteristics had an indirect relationship with EWB through the reliability of the friendship. These findings indicate that friendship characteristics related to utility and virtue friendships appear to have differential implications for understanding the role of friends in happiness and flourishing.

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