Stabilised and Resigned Forms of Life Satisfaction and Their Implications for Positive and Negative Affect

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Ehrlich
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Forms Of Life

scholarly journals The Influencing Mechanism of Social Effort-Reward Imbalance on Life Satisfaction among Aging Workforces in the United States: A Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13957
Author(s):  
Xinqi Lin ◽  
Yongchuang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Influencing Mechanism ◽  
Effort Reward Imbalance ◽  
Reward Imbalance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Social Effort

Improving life satisfaction is consistent with the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals. Although there are many studies examining life satisfaction, research on the influencing mechanisms remains a hot topic and scholars hope to explore more aspects that improve life satisfaction. The purpose was to explore how the relationship between social effort-reward imbalance and life satisfaction are mediated by positive and negative affect. We collected longitudinal data from 909 respondents participating in the 2008 and 2012 wave of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We used the first-order difference method and structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis to evaluate the validity of the proposed hypotheses. Our results demonstrated that social effort-reward imbalance was positively related to negative affect, and negatively related to positive affect. Positive affect was positively related to life satisfaction, while negative affect was negatively related to life satisfaction. The findings also indicated that positive and negative affect completely mediated the relationship between social effort-reward imbalance and life satisfaction. This study has made a contribution to the research on the influencing mechanism of life satisfaction from the aspects of theory and practice. Longitudinal data ensured that the conclusions were more reliable so that the study could provide useful suggestions for improving life satisfaction.

Emotions in our lives: the evaluation of a user-centered training course »living e-Motions« in the context of recovery of people with mental health challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Bakračevič ◽  
Saša Zorjan ◽  
Sara Tement ◽  
Louise Christie ◽  
Bojan Musil
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Mental Health Challenges

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a training course »Living e-Motions« for people living with mental health challenges in the context of their recovery. The course was developed in the joint project of partners from Spain, Estonia, Slovenia and the UK. The curriculum of the course is focused on emotional education. It uses a narrative approach as a practical way for participants to explore and regulate their emotions and consequently take charge of their recovery. Design/methodology/approach Seventeen participants were included in the pilot training in Spain and Estonia. Impact of the training was assessed on measures of life satisfaction, emotion regulation, positive and negative affect and recovery at baseline and directly after training. Findings The analysis revealed that participants reported higher life satisfaction, emotion regulation skills, positive affect and recovery after the training. However, because of the small sample size, the mean differences did not reach statistical significance. Further studies on larger samples are needed to test the effectiveness of the training course. Practical implications Pilot study findings are encouraging and show that the developed training course has a potential for improving key competencies and abilities needed in daily life, concretely in emotion regulation, positive and negative affect, life satisfaction and recovery. Originality/value This paper presents a novel training course that uses a narrative approach and focuses on recovery and improvement of key competencies and abilities of individuals with mental health issues.

scholarly journals Influence of Gratitude and Materialism on Two Different Conceptualizations of Subjective Well-being

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Rogelio Puente-Díaz ◽  
Judith Cavazos-Arroyo
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Independent Components ◽  
First Order

The present investigation examined the influence of materialism and gratitude on subjective well-being under two different conceptualizations of this construct: subjective well-being as a construct with three independent components and subjective well-being as a second other factor with three first order factors. 386 participants from Mexico completed a battery of questionnaires measuring gratitude, materialism, positive and negative affect and life satisfaction. Results showed a negative influence of materialism on positive affect, life satisfaction and overall sense of subjective well-being and a positive influence on negative affect. Gratitude had a positive influence on positive affect, life satisfaction and overall sense of subjective well-being. Results also showed that gratitude did not influence negative affect directly, but indirectly through its influence on overall sense of subjective well-being. The implications of our findings were discussed.

scholarly journals Descriptive study of emotional variables elderly people

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
Igone Etxeberria
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Passive Strategies ◽  
Regulation Strategies

Emotional functioning (positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, loneliness and regulation strategies) of centenarians compared to younger adults was analyzed (65-74, 75-84, and 85-94 years old). This study was conducted with 257 older adults cognitively healthy and independent for the performance of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Results showed a decrease in positive affect in comparison with 65 to 74 and 75 to 84 age groups, but not with 85 to 94. Centenarians also showed less negative affect and increased life satisfaction (in comparison with the youngest age group). In comparison with 65 to 74 and 75 to 84 age groups centenarians experimented higher loneliness. In regard to regulation strategies, in general, centenarians use less proactive strategies and problem solving while more passive strategies at least when regulating sadness. In conclusion, despite experiencing less positive affect and a higher loneliness, less negative affect and a higher life satisfaction was observed among centenarians. In addition, centenarians use proactive strategies less and passive strategies more.

Positive and Negative Affect, Life Satisfaction, and Coping with Stress by Attachment Styles in Turkish Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 480-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Engin Deniz ◽  
Erkan Işik
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Unique Predictor ◽  
Preoccupied Attachment ◽  
And Coping

The purpose was to investigate positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, and coping with stress in relation to attachment styles. Undergraduate students ( N = 421) completed the Relationship Scales Questionnaire, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the Coping with Stress Scale. Results indicated that secure attachment style was the unique predictor of positive affect while fearful and preoccupied attachment styles significantly predicted negative affect. Regarding life satisfaction, a positive correlation with secure attachment style and a negative correlation with fearful and preoccupied styles were seen. However, the unique predictor of life satisfaction was preoccupied attachment style. In terms of coping with stress, there was no significant association between attachment variables and avoidance coping style, but significant links were observed between problem-focused coping and dismissing, and fearful and preoccupied attachment styles.

scholarly journals Distinct Associations of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives with Well-Being: Mediating Role of Self-Control

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5547
Author(s):  
Zhijia Zeng ◽  
Hezhi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
College Freshmen ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Mediating Role

The pursuit of hedonia and eudaimonia are two ways to fulfill the goal of a “good life”. While some studies report that both hedonic and eudaimonic motives improve well-being, others suggest that hedonic motives are counterproductive, raising the question of whether and why eudaimonic motives are more positively associated with well-being. We aimed to identify the distinct associations of hedonic and eudaimonic motives with well-being and investigate whether they are partly mediated by self-control. A total of 2882 college freshmen (1835 females, 1047 males, mean age 18.16 years) completed measures assessing hedonic and eudaimonic motives, self-control, life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, and eudaimonic well-being. Eudaimonic motives were associated with higher life satisfaction, more positive affect, less negative affect, and better eudaimonic well-being. In contrast, hedonic motives were positively associated with life satisfaction, while also being correlated with a greater degree of negative affect and impaired eudaimonic well-being. Self-control mediated the relationships between hedonic and eudaimonic motives and well-being. Eudaimonic and hedonic motives were positively and negatively related to self-control, respectively. Further, high self-control was associated with greater life satisfaction, positive affect, and eudaimonic well-being and lower negative affect. Thus, eudaimonic motives can lead to a better life than hedonic motives because the former enhance self-control, while the latter lower it.

Exploring Life Satisfaction in Exceptional Old Age: The Mediating Role of Positive and Negative Affect

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Bishop ◽  
Peter Martin ◽  
G. Kevin Randall ◽  
Maurice MacDonald ◽  
Leonard Poon
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Mediating Role
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