The quest to mental well-being: Nature connectedness, materialism and the mediating role of meaning in life in the Philippine context

Finding meaning in life is important for maintaining physical and mental well-being. Obtaining a deeper understanding of activities that patients with cancer find meaningful is essential in improving cancer care and increasing meaning in life in these individuals. The sample of the present study consisted of patients with cancer ( N = 61) who reported their levels of financial strain and listed types of activities that they found most meaningful as a part of an online study. Participants engaged in activities that could be grouped into four broad domains (companionship, personal responsibility, recreation, and existential). In addition, results showed that financial strain was associated with higher preference for activities in the existential domain and lower preference for activities in the recreation domain. Future researchers could extend this study by exploring why certain activities are found to be more meaningful and how to combat the influence of financial strain in cancer.

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The Mediating Role of Marital Forgiveness and Mental Well-being in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Sexual Satisfaction in Married Women and Men of Tehran City: A Descriptive Study

Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences ◽

10.52547/jrums.20.6.660 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 660-645

Author(s):

N. Fatehi ◽

M. Gholami Hosnaroudi ◽

N. Abed ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Satisfaction ◽

Well Being ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Married Women ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Marital Forgiveness ◽

Mental Well Being ◽

The Relationship

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Effects of meaning in life on subjective well-being: The mediating role of self-efficacy

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.9975 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Xiuchao Wang ◽

Jiaxi Zhang ◽

Shengjun Wu ◽

Wei Xiao ◽

Ziwei Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Well Being ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediating Role

Previous research has shown that meaning in life is closely related to well-being, a relationship that has been receiving increasing scholarly attention. We explored the mechanism by which people with a high level of meaning in life show enhanced subjective well-being, with a focus on the mediating role of self-efficacy in this link. Participants in this study were 245 undergraduates at three Chinese universities. Data were collected by using the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Structural equation modeling results show that self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between meaning in life and subjective well-being. Moreover, the results of a bootstrapping analysis show there were both indirect and direct significant links between meaning in life and subjective well-being through self-efficacy. These findings are useful for those working in public health services to enhance the subjective well-being of individuals by addressing their sense of meaninglessness in life and inspiring confidence.

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Religious Orientation and Subjective Well-being: The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life

Journal of Psychology and Theology ◽

10.1177/0091647118795180 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 34-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sukkyung You ◽

Sun Ah Lim

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Religious Orientation ◽

Well Being ◽

Female Group ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Male And Female ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

The present study concerns the relationship between religious orientation, meaning in life, and subjective well-being, as well as the mediating influence of meaning in life on the relationship between religious orientation and subjective well-being. Gender differences in this relationship are also examined. The subjects of the study were 579 university students (33.5% male; Mage = 21.98, SDage = 4.33). Intrinsic religious orientation was found to be a significant predictor of subjective well-being via meaning in life in both the male and female groups. Furthermore, extrinsic religious orientation was found to be a significant predictor of subjective well-being via meaning in life in the female group only.

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