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Strengths Use and Life Satisfaction: A Moderated Mediation Approach

verfasst von: Richard P. Douglass, Ryan D. Duffy

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 3/2015

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This manuscript examined mediators and moderators that may explain the link between strengths use and life satisfaction with a sample of 224 undergraduate students. A mediation model was tested hypothesizing that self-esteem would partially mediate the strengths use-life satisfaction link. Additionally, a moderated mediation model was tested examining positive affect as a moderator within the hypothesized model. Results suggest that a partial reason strengths use related to life satisfaction was due to an increased level of self-esteem. However, this finding must be taken in light of our mediation analysis being conducted with cross-sectional data, a limitation discussed in further detail. Furthermore, positive affect moderated the self-esteem-life satisfaction link, such that the link was stronger for individuals with low and moderate levels of positive affect. This manuscript addresses a major gap in the positive psychology literature by attempting to examine why strengths use relates to increased life satisfaction. Implications for research are discussed.

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Titel: Strengths Use and Life Satisfaction: A Moderated Mediation Approach
verfasst von: Richard P. Douglass
Ryan D. Duffy
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2015
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9525-4

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