SERIAL MULTIPLE MEDIATION OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEAR OF COVID-19 AND SUBJECTIVE HAPPINESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Gazanfer Anlı, Okan Bilgin
European Journal of Education Studies July 1, 2022 DOI: 10.46827/ejes.v9i7.4359 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey with mediation analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 437 |
| Population | University students during the COVID-19 period |
| Measures | Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, Self-transcendence Scale, Subjective Happiness Scale |
| Key findings | Fear of COVID-19 was negatively related to subjective happiness, psychological resilience, and self-transcendence, while resilience, self-transcendence, and happiness were positively correlated. The authors report that self-transcendence and psychological resilience serially mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective happiness, indicating these resources may help explain how pandemic fear relates to lower happiness. |
Abstract
During COVID-19 period, positive psychology and positive aspects of human nature become important. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of self-transcendence and psychological resilience in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective happiness in university students during the COVID-19 period. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, Self-transcendence Scale and Subjective Happiness Scale were completed online by 437 university students. According to the results of correlation analysis, positive significant correlations were found between psychological resilience, self-transcendence and subjective happiness and fear of COVID-19 was negatively related to these variables. The mediating roles were examined by using the bootstrap method with Hayes’ PROCESS template. As a result of this analysis, the serial multiple mediation of self-transcendence and psychological resilience in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective happiness was statistically significant. Obtained findings were discussed in line with the literature and suggestions were made to the researchers. Article visualizations:
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