title: The impacts of dispositional optimism and psychological resilience on the subjective well-being of burn patients: a structural equation modelling analysis.
abstract: Burn wounds are severely stressful events that can have a significant impact on the mental health of patients. However, the impact of burns on individuals with different personality traits can be different. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of dispositional optimism on the subjective well-being of burn patients, and mainly focused on the confirmation of the mediator role of psychological resilience. 410 burn patients from five general hospitals in Xi'an accomplished the revised Life Orientation Test, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Subjective Well-Being (SWB) scale. The results revealed that both dispositional optimism and psychological resilience were significantly correlated with SWB. Structural equation modelling indicated that psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between dispositional optimism and SWB. The current findings extended prior reports and shed some light on how dispositional optimism influenced SWB. Limitations of the study were considered and suggestions for future studies were also discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Management, Northwest University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: School of Public Management, Northwest University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ziqi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiaxi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult