scholarly journals Predicting Life Satisfaction: The Roles of Emotional Intelligence, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Social Support

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Firouzeh Faraji ◽  
Amin Koraei ◽  
Arash Jelodari ◽  
Laleh Dahar
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
And Behavior

A main goal of psychology is to improve the quality of human life by studying processes and mechanisms underlying human mind and behavior. Thus, the current research aimed to predict life satisfaction in terms of emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and perceived social support. The participants completed Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS), Life Satisfaction, Rosenberg Self-esteem, and Multidimensional Perceived Social Support scales. The results of correlation coefficient indicated that all of the studied variables were positively significantly correlated with life satisfaction. Also, the regression analysis showed that emotional intelligence and perceived social support could predict life satisfaction significantly. The implications and limitations of the research are discussed.

Acculturative stress and life satisfaction of Chinese rural-to-urban migrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Dekuo Liang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Liying Xia ◽  
Dawei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Urban Migrants ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Relationship

Little is known regarding the life satisfaction of rural-to-urban migrants in China. In this study we assessed whether self-esteem and perceived social support mediated the association between rural-to-urban migrants' acculturative stress and life satisfaction. We use convenience sampling to recruit 712 migrants who were employed at construction sites in Nanjing for the study. Results reveal that acculturative stress was negatively related to self-esteem, perceived social support, and life satisfaction; self-esteem was positively associated with perceived social support and life satisfaction; and perceived social support was a significant and positive predictor of life satisfaction. In addition, we found that self-esteem and perceived social support partially mediated the relationship between acculturative stress and life satisfaction. Our findings provide a better understanding of life satisfaction over the course of migration, and add to knowledge of psychological well-being and mental health among rural-to-urban migrants in China.

Correlates of life satisfaction among Southeast Asian foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong: An exploratory study

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dick Man Leung ◽  
Etonia Ying Tung Tang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Special Group ◽  
Foreign Domestic Workers

Live-in foreign domestic workers (FDWs) are a special group in Hong Kong, where they account for approximately 4 percent of Hong Kong’s population. FDWs’ level of life satisfaction (LS) and its correlates have been under-researched thus far. This study examined data from 130 participants and sought to determine the effect of perceived social support, self-esteem and demographic characteristics on LS. The results showed that being married was negatively associated with LS while self-esteem was not a significant factor. The findings suggest the importance of providing support to FDWs to enhance their LS.

scholarly journals Positive emotions, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and social support as mediators between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norma Alicia Ruvalcaba-Romero ◽  
Pablo Fernández-Berrocal ◽  
José Guadalupe Salazar-Estrada ◽  
Julia Gallegos-Guajardo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Self Esteem

scholarly journals Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Tevik Singstad ◽  
Jan Lance Wallander ◽  
Hanne Klæboe Greger ◽  
Stian Lydersen ◽  
Nanna Sønnichsen Kayed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Residential Youth Care

Abstract Background Residential youth care (RYC) institutions aim to provide care and stability for vulnerable adolescents with several previous and present challenges, such as disrupted attachments, wide-ranging adverse childhood experiences, mental health problems, and poor quality of life (QoL). To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to provide knowledge of the associations between perceived social support and QoL and to explore the potential moderating effect of perceived social support on QoL for adolescents who have experienced maltreatment and polyvictimization. Methods All RYC institutions with adolescents between the ages 12–23 in Norway were asked to participate in the study. A total of 86 institutions housing 601 adolescents accepted the invitation, from which 400 adolescents volunteered to participate. The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Interview was used to gather information on maltreatment histories and degree of victimization; the Kinder Lebensqualität Fragebogen was used to measure QoL through several domains (overall QoL, physical well-being, emotional well-being, and self-esteem); and the Social Support Questionnaire was used to measure perceived social support. Linear regression and independent samples t-test were used to study the associations between perceived social support and QoL as well as the potential moderating effect of perceived social support in the association between maltreatment history and QoL. Results Perceived social support was positively associated with QoL for both girls and boys, with domain-specific findings. A higher number of different types of support persons was associated with overall QoL, emotional well-being, and self-esteem for boys, but only with self-esteem for girls. Individual social support from RYC staff and friends was associated with higher QoL for girls. However, perceived social support did not moderate the association between maltreatment history and reduced QoL for either sex. Conclusions This study emphasizes the importance of maintaining social support networks for adolescents living in RYC, the crucial contribution of RYC staff in facilitating social support, and the potential value of social skills training for these vulnerable adolescents. Furthermore, a wider range of initiatives beyond social support must be carried out to increase QoL among adolescents with major maltreatment and polyvictimization experiences.

Perceived social support and life satisfaction in drug addicts: Self-esteem and loneliness as mediators

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 976-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qilong Cao ◽  
Ying Liang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Bootstrap Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Mediation Effects

This study was designed to investigate the mediation effects of both self-esteem and loneliness on the relationship between social support and subjective well-being in drug addicts. In all, 110 participants, all drug addicts from Guangdong Fangcun Brain Hospital, completed the questionnaire. Pearson’s correlation analysis showed that perceived social support was positively related to self-esteem and life satisfaction and was negatively correlated with loneliness in drug addicts. Structural equation modeling estimated by the Bootstrap method indicated that loneliness and self-esteem partially mediated the association between perceived social support and life satisfaction. These findings provided insights into the association between perceived social support and life satisfaction in drug addicts.

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support and Life Satisfaction: A Mediating Role of Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1839-1845
Author(s):  
Dr. Preeti Tarkar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Social

The purpose of the study is to examine the association between perceived social support, quality of life and life satisfaction after retirement through empirical examination. A sample of 300 government retired professionals was selected for conducting the study. Snowball sampling technique was used to collect the data for the study. In order to collect the data, a questionnaire was administered. SEM through AMOS was applied for data analysis to test the hypothesis. Based on the findings that quality of life of retired persons is significantly affected by the social support. Further, results show that life satisfaction is significantly affected by the quality of life. Overall model is significant. In this research the relationships between life satisfaction, quality of life and perceived social support were established. In order to enhance the quality of life and life satisfaction, family and friends support plays an important role in old age.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence, Self-Esteem as Indicators of Life Satisfaction among Hospital Workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. p64
Author(s):  
Dennis Uba Donald ◽  
Adetula Adeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Behavioural Aspects

Generally, most of the studies on life satisfaction have been conducted in populations outside the shores of Afrique Noire. Scholars interested in positive psychology have been studying in practical terms what it takes to attain subjective well-being. Subjective wellbeing in the form of happiness or life satisfaction may be referred to as combination of simple to complex perceptive judgment concerning satisfaction with life, characterized by the frequent experiencing of positive moods and emotion (Schimmack et al., 2004). Life satisfaction was explained using Veenhoven’s (1984) Quality of Life (QOL) Model; emotional Intelligence was discussed with the Model by Salovey. Based on the findings, the study has empirically demonstrated that health workers who perceived an increase sense of emotional intelligence and self-esteem showed higher tendency to demonstrate life satisfaction than their counterparts. The result of this study also showed that all the independent variables (emotional intelligence (?=0.189, p<0.01), and self-esteem (?=0.145, p<0.05) predicted life satisfaction. The researcher recommends that Ministry of Health in Nigeria should take adequate steps to inculcate life satisfying measure that directly increase the emotional and behavioural aspects of health workers’ life to increase the chances of developing and sustaining a viable health service delivery in Nigeria.

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