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

The Role of Character Strengths and Importance of Family on Mexican American College Students' Career Decision Self-Efficacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Cavazos Vela ◽  
Gregory Scott Sparrow ◽  
James F. Whittenberg ◽  
Basilio Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Character Strengths ◽  
Career Decision

scholarly journals The Role of Behavioral and Cognitive Cultural Orientation on Mexican American College Students’ Life Satisfaction

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizette Ojeda ◽  
Lisa M. Edwards ◽  
Erin E. Hardin ◽  
Brandy Piña-Watson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Cultural Orientation

Positive Interventions and Theoretical Assumptions

2018 ◽  
pp. 8-21
Author(s):  
Tayyab Rashid ◽  
Martin Seligman
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Character Strengths ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Positive Interventions ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions

Positive psychology interventions applied in diverse clinical settings and tackling complex clinical issues are advancing the knowledge base of psychotherapy and health outcomes. Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is based primarily on two major theories: Seligman’s PERMA (Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment) conceptualization of well-being and character strengths. PPT also operates on three assumptions regarding the nature, cause, course, and treatment of specific behavioral patterns: (a) inherent capacity for growth, (b) the authenticity of strengths compared to symptoms, and (c) the role of positives in fostering a of the therapeutic relationship. The notion of happiness espoused in PPT is much more than the sum of its components that can be pursued simultaneously with each individually association with life satisfaction.

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.

Coping With College Obstacles: The Complicated Role of Familia for First-Generation Mexican American College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Rodriguez ◽  
Kelty Garbee ◽  
Elizabeth Martínez-Podolsky
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Coping Processes ◽  
Individual Needs

This qualitative study examined how first-generation Mexican American college students sought support from their families to cope with challenges. Some students had very close relationships with their family members and allowed them to be an integral part of their coping processes. However, others separated family from the coping or built chosen “families” from college peers and mentors to help them cope. In most instances, students simultaneously engaged in multiple coping processes to meet their individual needs.

Cultural self, personal self: Links with life satisfaction among Mexican American college students.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel L. Navarro ◽  
Lizette Ojeda ◽  
Seth J. Schwartz ◽  
Brandy Piña-Watson ◽  
Laura L. Luna
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Cultural Self

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.

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