1- M.A. Student of Psychology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, University OF Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran , r.fallahchai@hormozgan.ac.ir
3- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Objective: This study aims to investigate the potential mediation role of purpose in life in the association between resilience and happiness among university students.
Methods: A sample of 410 students from the University of Shiraz and the University of Hormozgan participated in this research using a convenience sampling method in the 2022-2023 academic year. To collect data, the Resilience Scale (RS-14; Wagneild, 2009; Hashemi et al., 2018), the Measure of Happiness (MH; Rizzato et al., 2022; Tavoosi et al., in press), the Purpose in Life Test-Short Form (PIL-SF; Schulenberg et al., 2011; Tavoosi et al., in press) were used.
Results: Results indicated that resilience and purpose in life were predictors of happiness, accounting for 34% and 62% of the variance, respectively. Also, resilience predicts 35% of the variance of purpose in life. The results of the model showed that purpose in life plays a mediating variable in the association between resilience and happiness.
Conclusions: The findings of the present research provide evidence that people with higher resilience have a purpose in their lives, and having a purpose in life can increase psychological well-being so that people with a purpose in life report higher levels of happiness.
Type of Study:
Original |
Subject:
Educational Psychology Received: 2023/06/21 | Accepted: 2023/11/4 | Published: 2024/03/1