Optimism and social support moderate the indirect relationship between self-efficacy and happiness through mental health in the elderly

We examined the role of self-efficacy, social support, optimism, and mental health in the prediction of happiness in the elderly. Moderated mediation analyses confirmed a full mediation in which self-efficacy, through perceived mental health and moderated by social support, predicts happiness moderated, in turn, by optimism. When an elder is self-efficacious, his or her mental well-being seems more likely to be improved and translated into enhanced happiness when social support and optimism are moderate to high. We provide preliminary results on the interplay of these psychosocial resources in improving subjective well-being that may help in designing tailored interventions for promoting happiness in late adulthood.

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Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between subjective well-being and general health of military cadets

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/0102-311x00177513 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 2309-2319 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Luciane Albuquerque Sá de Souza ◽

Ana Raquel Rosas Torres ◽

Genário Alves Barbosa ◽

Tiago Jessé Souza de Lima ◽

Luana Elayne Cunha de Souza

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

General Health ◽

Professional Training ◽

Multiple Scales ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

The Relationship ◽

General Self Efficacy

The objective of this study is to investigate the role of self-efficacy beliefs as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being and general health of military cadets (police and firefighters). For this study, 228 cadets participated, the majority being Military Police officer candidates (65%), male (79%), between 17 and 34 years of age (99%), and unmarried (74%). They responded to questionnaires on general health (GHQ-12), perceived general self-efficacy, to the multiple scales that cover subjective well-being, and demographic questions. Initial regression analyses indicate the predictive power of subject well-being regarding general health. Subsequently, the mediation analyses provide satisfactory evidence for the role of perceived self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being variables and the overall health of military cadets. The implications of these results for the professional training of the cadets are discussed.

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Social Support as a Moderator of Positive Psychological Strengths and Subjective Well-Being

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.106.2.534-538 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 106 (2) ◽

pp. 534-538 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Aqeel Khan ◽

Akbar Husain

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Well Being ◽

Support Network ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Positive Relationships ◽

Social Support Network ◽

Psychological Strengths

The present study was conducted to examine: (a) the relation of positive psychological strengths, i.e., hope, optimism, self-efficacy and resiliency, with subjective well-being, and (b) the role of social support as a moderator of positive psychological strengths and subjective well-being. The following hypotheses were proposed: (a) that positive psychological strengths would be positively related with subjective well-being and social support; (b) social support would moderate the relation of positive psychological strengths with subjective well-being. 116 men and 64 women ( M age = 21.53 yr., SD = 4.99, range = 33) from India participated. Significant positive relationships were found for positive psychological strengths with subjective well-being and with social support network (family, friends, and others). Regression analysis showed social support significantly moderated the relations of positive psychological strengths with subjective well-being.

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The Role of Hope and Self-efficacy on Nurses’ Subjective Well-being

Asian Social Science ◽

10.5539/ass.v14n4p18 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Ruiming Liu ◽

Pan Zeng ◽

Peng Quan

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Female Nurses ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

General Self Efficacy

Although subjective well-being is considered important for nurses, the relationship between hope, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being among nurses has rarely been assessed. This study purposes to explore the relationships between hope, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being. The analysis relies on data from 1757 female nurses in 3 hospitals in China. Nurses completed a demographic form, General Self-efficacy Scale, Hope Scale, General Well-Being Schedule. A mediate model of the hypothesized relationships between the constructs was tested. Significant direct relationships of hope, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being were displayed. Mediation analyses reveal that the impact of self-efficacy on subjective well-being is partially mediated by two components of hope, agency and pathways. Hope was shown to be a key mediator for the relationships between self-efficacy and subjective well-being. These findings advance current understandings on the hopeful thinking in nurses.

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