The link between mindfulness and psychological well-being among university students: The mediating role of social connectedness and self-esteem

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abaid Ur Rehman ◽  
Xuqun You ◽  
Ziyu Wang ◽  
Feng Kong
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role

MEDIATING ROLE OF COPING STYLES BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noshi Iram Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
University Students ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bootstrap Analysis ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
Life Issues

Background: University students being energetic, active, and robust engage proactively in their lives. Students’ coping styles are important to deal with daily life issues. The current study investigated the mediating role of coping style between social support and psychological well-being among students of Karachi University, Pakistan. Method: To test the hypotheses, a sample of 105 university students (males 51 & females 55) with the age ranging between 19 to 36 years (mean age= 24.85; SD=.478) belonging to different socioeconomic status were selected from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. After taking permission from HOD of concerned departments, Demographic Information Form, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale Coping styles scale, and Psychological Well-Being Scale were administered on participants in group settings. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and Hayes’ PROCESS macro and bootstrap analysis were performed.Results: Problem-focused coping contributes 18 % variance in the psychological well-being of university students. Moreover, Social support brings 35 % and 46 % variation in the relationship of problem-focused coping; emotion-focused coping, and psychological well-being.Conclusion: Problem-focused coping was shown as an important mediating factor for social support and psychological wellbeing.

scholarly journals Study of the effect of family communication and function, and satisfaction with body image, on psychological well-being of obese girls: the mediating role of self-esteem and depression

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zabihollah KavehFarsani ◽  
Roya Kelishadi ◽  
Kioumars Beshlideh
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Body Image Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Function

Abstract Background Obesity has become a global problem in childhood and adolescence. The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of family communication and function, and body image satisfaction, on psychological well-being by considering: the mediating role of self-esteem and depression. Methods In this cross sectional study, 173 obese and overweight female students were selected and evaluated based on body image satisfaction, self-esteem, depression, psychological well-being, functioning, and family Communication. The proposed model was evaluated through structural equation modeling, using AMOS and SPSS software. Results Results showed that family communication and function directly affected adolescents’ psychological well-being. In addition, family communication and function, as well body image satisfaction indirectly affected psychological well-being through self-esteem and depression. Conclusion The current finding suggests that the psychological well-being of obese adolescent girls is associated with many factors, including family functioning and communication, body image satisfaction, self-esteem, and depression. The factors identified in this study may be helpful for mental health policy-makers, in planning and implementing preventive and therapeutic intervention programs.

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