The Relationship between Strengths Knowledge and Strengths Use of College Students : Mediating of Positive Emotions and Hope

Changes in Level of Aggression can affect ones Emotional Competence and its dimensions. College students who are Day Scholars (living at home) and Boarders (living in hostels, PGs, Rented Flats) may have different types of stressors and issues which in turn may affect ones level of aggression. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between level of aggression and emotional competence among day scholars and boarders. The dimensions of emotional competence include Adequate Depth of Feeling (ADF), Adequate Expression and Control of Emotions (AECE), Ability to Function with Emotions (AFE), Ability to Cope with Problem Emotions (ACPE), Enhancement of Positive Emotions (EPE). The sample consists of 120 college students of Delhi/NCR (60 day scholars and 60 boarders) which were selected using purposive sampling technique. For the purpose of data collection, questionnaire of Aggression Scale by Dr. G.P. Mathur and Dr. Rajkumari Bhatnagar and Emotional Competence Scale by Dr. Harish Sharma and Dr. Rajiv Lochan Bhardwaj were used. The quantitative analysis was done by the help of Pearsons Product Moment Correlation. The findings revealed significant negative correlation between level of aggression and emotional competence.

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Hope as a Process in Understanding Positive Mood and Suicide Protection

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000755 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Edward C. Chang ◽

Xinying Jiang ◽

Weiyi Tian ◽

Shangwen Yi ◽

Jiting Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Adult Population ◽

Positive Mood ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Reasons For Living ◽

Potential Mediator ◽

The Relationship ◽

Rule Out

Abstract. Background: According to the broaden-and-build model of positive mood, positive emotions are believed to broaden cognition resources and build psychological resiliency, to help incur positive psychological outcomes. Aim: We examined hope as a potential mediator of the association between positive mood and suicide protection (viz., life satisfaction and reasons for living) in adults. We hypothesized that positive mood would be associated with greater suicide protection through broadening hope agency and building hope pathways. Method: A sample of 320 college students completed measures of positive emotions, hope, and suicide protection. Results: Results from bootstrapped mediation testing indicated that hope agency, but not hope pathways, partially or fully mediated the relationship between positive mood and suicide protection. Limitations: It is not clear whether these findings are generalizable to a more diverse adult population. Also, it is not possible to rule out alternative causal models involving positive emotions and suicide protection. Conclusion: These findings provide some promising preliminary evidence for how positive emotions might help build hope agency to foster greater suicide protection in adults.

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Does Ego-Resilience Impact Friendship Outcomes?

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000197 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 128-134 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elizabeth B. Lozano ◽

Mahzad Hojjat ◽

Judith Sims-Knight

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Young Adults ◽

Indirect Effects ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Positive Outcomes ◽

Ego Resilience ◽

Maintenance Behaviors ◽

Received Social Support ◽

Trait Resilience ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. The present study examined the relationship between resilience and positive outcomes in friendships of young adults. SEM and bootstrapping analyses were performed to test whether positive emotions mediate the relationship between ego-resilience and enhanced friendship outcomes. Findings revealed indirect effects for friendship closeness, maintenance behaviors, and received social support. Our findings demonstrate the importance of positive emotions and its connection with trait resilience in the realm of friendships.

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Employee Strengths Use and Thriving at Work

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000262 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 197-205

Author(s):

He Ding ◽

Xixi Chu

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Model Data ◽

Strengths Use ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Indirect Relationship ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Humble Leadership ◽

Thriving At Work

Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of employee strengths use with thriving at work by proposing a moderated mediation model. Data were collected at two time points, spaced by a 2-week interval. A total of 260 medical staff completed strengths use, perceived humble leadership, self-efficacy, and thriving scales. The results of path analysis showed that strengths use is positively related to thriving, and self-efficacy mediates the relationship of strengths use with thriving. In addition, this study also found perceived humble leadership to positively moderate the direct relationship of strengths use with self-efficacy and the indirect relationship of strengths use with thriving via self-efficacy. This study contributes to a better understanding of how and when strengths use affects thriving.

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