Do positive thinking and meaning mediate the positive affect - life satisfaction relationship?
Abstract
The authors tested whether positive cognitions mediated the relationships between positive affect and both meaning in life and life satisfaction, and whether meaning in life partially mediated the relationship between positive cognitions and life satisfaction, among 232 students and community-dwelling adults. Also tested was an alternative model in which positive affect mediated the relationships between positive cognitions and both meaning in life and life satisfaction, and in which meaning in life partially mediated the relationship between positive affect and life satisfaction. Supporting hypotheses and the literature, positive cognitions mediated the relationship between positive affect and meaning in life, and meaning in life partially mediated the relationship between positive cognitions and life satisfaction. Together, positive affect and positive cognitions accounted for 48% of the variance in meaning in life, and the model accounted for 62% of the variance in life satisfaction. © 2011 Canadian Psychological Association.
Publication Title
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
Recommended Citation
Lightsey, O., & Boyraz, G. (2011). Do positive thinking and meaning mediate the positive affect - life satisfaction relationship?. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 43 (3), 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023150
