Meaningfulness as a mediator of subjective well-being.
In a sample of 347 university students and community residents, measures of meaningfulness, self-esteem, internal locus of control, positive social relationships and optimism were given to predict subjective well-being, i.e., measures of happiness, life satisfaction, and affect balance. Correlations, canonical correlations, and structural equation modeling supported the hypothesis that meaningfulness is a significant mediator between personality variables and subjective well-being.
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Psychology Department, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro 37132, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011788:Quality of Life