Association between Satisfaction with Life and Personality Types A and D in Young Women with Acne Vulgaris

People with acne vulgaris report a lower level of satisfaction with life and are more frequently classified as having Type D personalities than those without acne. This research examined, for the first time, the moderating and mediating role of personality type in the relationship between acne severity and satisfaction with life. Among 300 female nursing and cosmetology students ranging in age from 19 to 24 years (M = 21.28, SD = 1.39), 150 individuals (50%) presented with symptoms of acne vulgaris (AV group), while the other 150 (50%) were categorized as controls without acne vulgaris (WAV sample). A cross-sectional study was conducted using three self-report questionnaires: The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Framingham Type A Scale (FTAS), and the Type D Scale (DS14). Acne vulgaris was clinically diagnosed using the Hellgren–Vincent Scale (HVS). The AV group scored significantly higher on the FTAS and DS14 and lower on the SWLS than the WAV sample. Life satisfaction correlated negatively with both the negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) subscales of the DS14. The moderating role of the Type A behavioral pattern (TABP) and the mediating role of both NA and SI subscales of the DS14 were observed in the relationship between acne severity and satisfaction with life. The type of personality may explain the mechanism of the relationship between acne disease and subjective well-being. Therefore, psychological interventions and strategies focused on managing stress and mood may effectively improve satisfaction with life in people with acne.

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Effects of Labor Values on Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Altruistic Tendencies

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.715179 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaomei Chao ◽

Yuliang Gu

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Life Scale ◽

The Relationship

This study examined the mediating role of altruistic tendency in the association between labor values and subjective well-being (SWB). About 2,691 Chinese students (1,504 males and 1,187 females) completed the labor values scale (LVS), the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the altruistic tendency scale. Results demonstrated that labor values were positively associated with life satisfaction and positive affect, while negatively with negative affect. The altruistic tendency was positively correlated with labor values, and positive affect, while negatively correlated with negative affect. Furthermore, altruistic tendency served as a mediator linking labor values and positive/negative affect. These results confirmed the relationship between labor values and SWB and revealed the mechanism of altruism tendency between the two.

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Satisfaction with Life: Mediating Role in the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Coping Mechanisms

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9070787 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 787

Author(s):

Daniela Almeida ◽

Diogo Monteiro ◽

Filipe Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Significant Positive Association ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between fourteen coping strategies and depressive symptoms in the Portuguese population. To undertake this work, 313 Portuguese adults aged 18 to 70 years (M = 30.73; SD = 10.79) were invited to participate in this study. Their participation was completely voluntary, and participants granted and signed informed consent previously to the filling of the validated Portuguese questionnaires. These questionnaires measured depressive symptoms, coping, and life satisfaction. The results revealed that life satisfaction displayed a mediating role in the relationship between adaptive coping mechanisms, specifically between active coping, planning, reinterpretation, and acceptance and depressive symptoms, showing a negative and significant indirect effect. Maladaptive coping mechanisms of self-blame, denial, self-distraction, disengagement, and substance use had a significant positive association with depressive symptoms, considering the mediating role of satisfaction with life. Current investigation provides initial evidence of how each coping mechanism is associated with satisfaction with life and depressive symptoms. This study clearly demonstrates that not all coping strategies are capable of influencing well-being indicators and that health professionals should focus on endorsing those that are significantly associated with lowering depressive symptoms and increasing overall satisfaction with life.

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Mediating role of optimism in the relationship between self-compassion and subjective well-being

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v18i2.6139 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 185-198

Author(s):

Zeynep Akkuş Çutuk

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Equation Model ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Package Program ◽

The Relationship

In this study, whether optimism has a mediating role in the relationship between self-compassion and subjective well-being was examined. The sample of the study consisted of 302 volunteer participants (117 [38.74%] males) between the ages of 18 and 47. Data were obtained using the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and Optimism Scale (OS). The data obtained from the scales were analyzed with the Structural Equation Model using IBM SPSS Amos 22.00 statistical package program. According to the findings of the study, optimism plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between self-compassion and subjective well-being. Consequently, self- compassion affects optimism, and this effect may increase subjective well-being.

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Adolescents' Core Self-Evaluations as Mediators of the Effect of Mindfulness on Life Satisfaction

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2016.44.7.1115 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (7) ◽

pp. 1115-1122 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jianfeng Tan ◽

Wu Yang ◽

Hongwei Ma ◽

Yulan Yu

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Chinese Adolescents ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Life Scale ◽

Positive Core ◽

Core Self ◽

The Relationship

We examined the mediating role of Chinese adolescents' core self-evaluations in the relationship between mindfulness and their life satisfaction. The participants (N = 436) completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Core Self-Evaluations Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The results suggested that greater life satisfaction was associated with higher levels of mindfulness and more positive core self-evaluations, and core selfevaluations were positively correlated with life satisfaction. The results of mediation analysis suggested that core self-evaluations partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and life satisfaction of Chinese adolescents, implying that a higher level of mindfulness was correlated with more positive core self-evaluations, which were finally associated with greater life satisfaction. Together these results imply that enhancing the levels of mindfulness and encouraging positive core self-evaluations of adolescents will exert a significantly positive effect in promoting their well-being.

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The role of personality in the relationship between financial stress and well-being in young people

10.47040/sd0000086 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 81-92

Author(s):

Ana Maria Chipeșiu

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Financial Stress ◽

Financial Education ◽

Well Being ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Personality Factor ◽

The Relationship

The present study is aimed to study the moderating role of personality in the relationship between financial stress and well-being in young people in Romania. The sample consisted of 168 young people aged between 20 and 35 years old (M = 22.05, AS = 2.72), of which 116 are female (69%) and 52 male (31%). To measure the variables, we used InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale, The Satisfaction with Life Scale and questionnaires of ten items each (Markers Big Five) that are part of the collection of items of the IPIP-Ro project. The results showed that only Openness to experience, as a personality factor, has a moderating effect on the relationship between financial stress and well-being. The novelty of the study consists in capturing the relationships between personality, financial stress and well-being of young people in Romania. Few Romanian studies analyzed the moderating effect of personality in the relationship between the two variables mentioned above. The present study can contribute to the development of financial education programs, the aim being to reduce financial stress and increase the well-being of young people through strategies for efficient management of personal resources

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Optimism and dispositional hope to promote college students’ subjective well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Positive School Psychology ◽

10.47602/jpsp.v5i2.255 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 87-96

Author(s):

Emel Genç ◽

Gökmen Arslan

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Young Adults ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Life Changes ◽

Mediating Role ◽

High Level ◽

The Relationship

Coronavirus stress with the restrictions and unexpected life changes has affected individuals and their satisfaction with life. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of optimism and hope on the relationship between coronavirus stress and subjective wellbeing among young adults in Turkey. A sample of 331 (M= 20.86 and 64% females) college students participated in this study. The results demonstrated that coronavirus stress was negatively associated with the college students’ sense of hope and optimism. Moreover, coronavirus stress had an indirect effect on subjective well-being through optimism and hope. Optimism and hope mitigated the adverse impacts of stress on well-being during the pandemic. These results indicated that young adults with a high level of stress due to coronavirus have lower optimism and hope, which in turn have less subjective well-being. The study findings hence highlight that being hopeful and optimistic are the potential resources to explain how coronavirus stress is related to subjective well-being.

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Psychological capital, health, and performance: the mediating role of burnout

Psihologia Resurselor Umane ◽

10.24837/pru.v18i1.458 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 7-22

Author(s):

Daria Lupșa ◽

Delia Vîrgă

Keyword(s):

Psychological Capital ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Self Report ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Personal Resource ◽

Mediating Role ◽

And Performance ◽

The Relationship

Psychological capital (PsyCap) is a state-like concept with roots in positive psychology. This study investigated the potential role of PsyCap, as a personal resource, in increasing the level of employees’ health (mental and physical) and performance. Based on the Job Demand-Resources theory, the mediating effect of burnout was examined using self-report data. The models were tested on 304 Romanian employees (51% women) from Information Technology & Communications (IT&C) companies, using structural equation modeling. The analysis found that burnout partially mediates the relationship between PsyCap and health (mental and physical) as well as the relationship between PsyCap and performance (task and contextual). The results highlight the role of PsyCap, as a personal resource, in health, and performance. These results are useful for implementing an evidence-based intervention to improve the level of PsyCap in IT&C employees. An improvement in PsyCap would reduce burnout and enhance well-being and performance. This study highlights the mediating role of burnout in the relationship between psychological capital and two distinct outcomes: health and performance. Thus, this research helps identify further mediators of the relation between PsyCap and health and performance.

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The role of personality in the relationship between financial stress and well-being in young people

10.47040/sd/sdpsych.v11i2.114 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 81-92

Author(s):

Ana Maria Chipeșiu

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Financial Stress ◽

Financial Education ◽

Well Being ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Personality Factor ◽

The Relationship

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Exploring the Psychological Effects of Optimism on Life Satisfaction in Students: The Mediating Role of Goal Orientations

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17217887 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 7887

Author(s):

Pablo Usán Supervía ◽

Carlos Salavera Bordás ◽

Víctor Murillo Lorente

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Goal Orientation ◽

Subjective Wellbeing ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Goal Orientations ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Life Orientation Test ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

Subjective wellbeing is a current issue today. Various variables affect subjective wellbeing during adolescence: a crucial stage in the life of the individual. This study focuses on analysing the relationship between academic goal orientation, optimism and life satisfaction in adolescent students, as well as the possible mediating role of the goal orientation (task and ego) in the relationship between optimism and life satisfaction in adolescents. Methods: The sample comprises 1602 students (male N = 871; 54.36% and female N = 731; 45.63%) from nine secondary schools. The instruments used were the Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R), the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) questionnaire. Results: The results of the study reveal significant correlations between optimism-related variables, goal orientation and life satisfaction. In addition, goal orientation was found to have a positive mediating role on optimism and life satisfaction. Conclusion: The study shows the importance of promoting adaptive behaviours in goal orientation in adolescents, leading to optimal levels on variables such as optimism and life satisfaction, which in turn improve the individual’s psychological development and academic performance.

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The Mediating Role of Resilience and Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Stress and Burnout in Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

10.20944/preprints202201.0151.v1 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Ivone Duarte ◽

Ana Alves ◽

Ana Coelho ◽

Ana Ferreira ◽

Beatriz Cabral ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Medical Students ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Significant Deterioration ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

Following the WHO's declaration of a public health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the subsequent quarantine and confinement measures that were adopted, including distance learning measures, were shown to have caused a significant deterioration in the mental health of medical students. The goal of this study was to explore the mediating role of resilience and life satisfac-tion in the relationship between perceived stress and burnout among medical students in the con-text of COVID-19. A transversal assessment was performed using an online questionnaire, to which 462 students responded. The instruments applied were the Perceived Stress Scale-10, the Resilience Scale-25 items, the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Burnout Scale (Olden-burg Inventory). A regression model was estimated for each dimension of burnout. The results revealed that resilience and life satisfaction play a mediating role in the association between stress and the dimensions of burnout. This suggests that measures of promoting mental health based on resilience and improving perceptions of life should be implemented.

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