scholarly journals Effects of Self-Control on Subjective Well-Being: Examining the Moderating Role of Trait and State Motivation

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guojun Zhao ◽  
Fusen Xie ◽  
Yuchen Luo ◽  
Yixuan Liu ◽  
Yuan Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Ego Depletion ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
State Motivation ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Moderating Role

It is well documented that self-control has a positive effect on individuals’ subjective well-being. However, little research has focused on the moderators underlying this relationship. The present research used two studies to examine the moderating role of both trait and state motivation on the relationship between self-control and subjective well-being using psychometric and experimental models, respectively. In Study 1, we explored whether trait motivation (including promotion vs. prevention motivation) moderated the relationship between trait self-control and subjective well-being using a psychometric model. In Study 2, we examined the moderating effects of both trait and state motivation on the effect of state self-control (measured via ego depletion) on subjective well-being using an experimental model. Our results indicated that self-control had a positive effect on subjective well-being, with this relationship being primarily moderated by prevention motivation. When state and trait prevention motivations were congruent, self-control had the most obvious impact on subjective well-being. This study suggests that current understandings around the association between self-control and happiness is limited, implying that motivation should be the focus of future research.

Personality and Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 785-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel O. Salami
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The purpose in this study was to examine the relationship between the Big Five personality factors and psychological well-being of adolescents and the moderating role of emotional intelligence in that relationship. Adolescents (N = 400) randomly selected from secondary schools in southwestern Nigeria completed the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992), and emotional intelligence (Law, Wong, & Song, 2004), and psychological well-being (Ruff & Keyes, 1995) scales. It was found that personality factors and emotional intelligence had significant correlations with psychological well-being. Emotional intelligence moderated the relationship between neuroticism, extraversion, and psychological well-being. Implications for counseling adolescents and directions for future research are suggested.

Prayer and Subjective Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Religious Support

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukkyung You ◽  
Ji Eun Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Religious Support ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Korean Adults ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Potential Moderator

We examined the associations of different types of prayer with subjective well-being—with a religious support as a potential moderator—in a sample of Korean adults. In a cross-sectional study, 468 participants completed measures of five prayer types (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, and reception prayer), subjective well-being, and religious support. After controlling for background variables, the thanksgiving prayers had positive associations and supplication prayers had negative associations with subjective well-being. In examining the potential moderating role of religious support, the current findings showed that religious support strengthened the relationship between reception prayer and subjective well-being, especially among individuals who perceived moderate and high levels of religious support. These findings indicate differential associations between prayer type and well-being in Korean adults.

scholarly journals An Experience-Sampling Study on Academic Stressors and Cyberloafing in College Students: The Moderating Role of Trait Self-Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingping Zhou ◽  
Ye Li ◽  
Yun Tang ◽  
Wentao Cao
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Dynamic Perspective ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Outstanding Issue ◽  
Moderating Role

Student cyberloafing is a relatively new educational phenomenon and is getting to be an outstanding issue that educators have to face. It is necessary to find out important factors that aggravate cyberloafing. Using an experience sampling method, this study examined the relationship between academic stressors and cyberloafing. Once a week for five consecutive weeks (T1–T5), 134 undergraduate students assessed the extent of academic stressors and cyberloafing of that week through an electronic questionnaire. Additionally, participants completed a trait self-control scale at Time 2. Results of two-level regression analysis showed that academic stressors were negatively associated with cyberloafing at the within-person level (i.e., week-to-week changes), but not at the between-person level. Furthermore, this relationship pattern was only observed in students with low trait self-control, while those with high trait self-control were less likely to cyberloaf regardless of academic stressors. These findings suggest that cyberloafing can fluctuate over periods, especially for individuals who lack self-control. Future research should consider cyberloafing from a dynamic perspective of individual-context interaction. Several practical implications are also discussed.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Value Domains and Subjective Well-Being of Employees: Evidence from Turkey

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aytül Ayşe Özdemir
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Value Preferences ◽  
Positive Effect

The main purposes of this study were to examine Turkish employee’s value preferences and to explore the relation between the preferences of value domains and subjective well-being. The study conducted on 145 employees working in private organizations indicated that universalism, benevolence, conformity, self-direction are the most strongly endorsed value domains by Turkish employees. It was found that achievement, hedonism and stimulation correlated positively with positive affect. Benevolence and tradition correlated negatively with positive affect. Universalism made a negative, tradition do a positive effect on life satisfaction. Suggestions for future research are explored.

Delay Effect of Sport Media Consumption on Sport Consumers’ Subjective Well-Being: Moderating Role of Team Identification

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wonseok (Eric) Jang ◽  
Joon Sung Lee ◽  
Daniel Wann
Keyword(s):  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Hedonic Adaptation ◽  
Sport Media ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Practical Implications

Although empirical evidence indicates that sport media consumption has a positive effect on sport consumers’ subjective well-being (SWB), there is little information regarding how these enhancements in SWB change over time. Th e current research demonstrates that less identified sport consumers experienced greater levels of purpose in life when it was measured right after they recalled their past sport media consumption than when it was measured aft er a 15-minute delay. Meanwhile, the level of purpose in life was similar for highly identified sport consumers whether it was measured right aft er recalling past sport media consumption or aft er a 15-minute delay. On the basis of a moderated mediation test, we further demonstrate that highly identified sport consumers experience a greater degree of eudaimonic value aft er recalling past sport media consumption, which delays hedonic adaptation among them. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed as they relate to SWB and hedonic adaptation.

Trait self-control mediates the relationship between adolescents' Internet altruistic behavior and subjective well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Chao Peng ◽  
Weiyi Song ◽  
Fen Ren ◽  
Yuehua Tong
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

We investigated the mediating effect of trait self-control in the relationship between Internet altruistic behavior (IAB) and subjective well-being (SWB) in Chinese adolescents. Participants were 179 boys and 236 girls (N = 415), who completed the Internet Altruistic Behavior Scale, the Chinese Self-Control Scale, and the Index of Well-Being in one sitting. The correlation analysis results reveal that IAB had a positive correlation with trait self-control and SWB, trait self-control was positively correlated with SWB, and the combined effect of IAB and trait self-control positively affected SWB. Additionally, IAB had an indirect positive effect on SWB via trait self-control, which indicates that trait self-control partially mediated the relationship between IAB and SWB. These results offer insight into the underlying mechanisms of how IAB may promote SWB in adolescents.

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