ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Satisfied with Life? The Protective Function of Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Negative Mental Health Outcomes.
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- Psychological Correlates of Life Satisfaction Among Medical Students in Northern India: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Longitudinal Impact of Parenting on Grit: Serial Mediating Effect of Gratitude and Life Satisfaction.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025Article
- Urban-Rural Disparities in Life Satisfaction Among Older Koreans: Determinants and Healthcare Policy Implications.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mediating effect of intolerance of uncertainty between feeling of unsafety and depression/well-being among a sample of Lebanese adults.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Perceived stress and life satisfaction among university students: the mediating and moderating roles of coping strategies and personality traits.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The relationship between presence of meaning and life satisfaction among Chinese young adults: a moderated mediation model of perceived stress and hope.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Identify the direct and indirect impacts of the community built environment on the health of older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic aspects, beliefs about lifestyles, and religiosity as predictors of life satisfaction in Peruvian university students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Life satisfaction is a key index of well-being, yet few studies have examined its role as a protective factor in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study expands the research in this area through an examination of the role of life satisfaction in the relationship between perceived stress and negative indices of mental health. Participants were university students (N = 322) who completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and short forms of the trait scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Center for Epidemiological Depression Scale, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The results indicate that life satisfaction had a health-sustaining effect on indices of well-being. It also moderated the relationship between perceived stress, on the one hand, and anxiety and hopelessness, on the other hand. Further, life satisfaction played a partial mediating role in the relationship between perceived stress and indices of mental health. The findings suggest that life satisfaction could be a protective factor in the context of stressful life events. Cultivating life satisfaction through mindfulness training and the enhancement of gratitude could potentially sustain mental health.
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