1- Department of Psychology, ShK. C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, ShK. C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran ,dr.ahmadi@iaushk.ac.ir
3- Department of Psychology, ShK. C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, ShK. C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran ,
3- Department of Psychology, ShK. C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
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Objective: The present study aimed to model wisdom based on hedonic beliefs and sensation-seeking, with self-compassion as a mediating variable among university students.
Methods: This applied study adopted a descriptive–correlational design using path analysis. The statistical population consisted of male and female students enrolled in universities in Shahrekord during the 2023–2024 academic year. Based on the recommendations of Klein (2010) and Stevens (2009), which suggest a minimum of 15 participants per indicator, a sample of 510 students was determined and selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using Ardelt’s Wisdom Scale (2003), the Hedonic Beliefs Questionnaire (Snaith et al., 1995), Zuckerman’s Sensation-Seeking Scale (1980), and Neff et al.’s Self-Compassion Scale (2003). Data analysis was conducted using inferential statistics and structural modeling procedures. Model parameters, including direct, indirect, and total effects, were estimated using the Maximum Likelihood method, and model fit indices were examined.
Results: The correlation matrix indicated significant relationships between hedonic beliefs, sensation-seeking, self-compassion, and wisdom. Path analysis results demonstrated that hedonic beliefs and sensation-seeking exerted both direct and indirect effects on wisdom through self-compassion. The proposed model showed satisfactory fit indices, supporting its adequacy in explaining variations in students’ wisdom.
Conclusions: The findings highlight the important role of self-compassion in linking motivational and experiential traits to wisdom. Enhancing self-compassion may help channel sensation-seeking tendencies and hedonic beliefs toward adaptive psychological growth and wisdom development among university students.
Methods: This applied study adopted a descriptive–correlational design using path analysis. The statistical population consisted of male and female students enrolled in universities in Shahrekord during the 2023–2024 academic year. Based on the recommendations of Klein (2010) and Stevens (2009), which suggest a minimum of 15 participants per indicator, a sample of 510 students was determined and selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using Ardelt’s Wisdom Scale (2003), the Hedonic Beliefs Questionnaire (Snaith et al., 1995), Zuckerman’s Sensation-Seeking Scale (1980), and Neff et al.’s Self-Compassion Scale (2003). Data analysis was conducted using inferential statistics and structural modeling procedures. Model parameters, including direct, indirect, and total effects, were estimated using the Maximum Likelihood method, and model fit indices were examined.
Results: The correlation matrix indicated significant relationships between hedonic beliefs, sensation-seeking, self-compassion, and wisdom. Path analysis results demonstrated that hedonic beliefs and sensation-seeking exerted both direct and indirect effects on wisdom through self-compassion. The proposed model showed satisfactory fit indices, supporting its adequacy in explaining variations in students’ wisdom.
Conclusions: The findings highlight the important role of self-compassion in linking motivational and experiential traits to wisdom. Enhancing self-compassion may help channel sensation-seeking tendencies and hedonic beliefs toward adaptive psychological growth and wisdom development among university students.
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Educational Psychology
Received: 2025/08/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/10
Received: 2025/08/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/10
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