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The mediation effect of character strengths of the heart on the relationship between attachment style and subjective well-being in students
Smid, G.C.C. (2023) The mediation effect of character strengths of the heart on the relationship between attachment style and subjective well-being in students.
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| Abstract: | This study investigated the mediation effect of character strengths of the heart (CSH) on the relationship between the two dimensions of attachment style (anxious and avoidant) and the three components of SWB (life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect). The two attachment style dimensions and the three components of SWB were tested separately leading to six different mediation analyses. Through snowball and convenience sampling, 93 predominantly German and Dutch university students aged between 18 and 31 years were recruited and participated in this online, cross-sectional study. The ‘Values In Action 120’, ‘Satisfaction With Life Scale’, ‘Positive and Negative Affect Schedule’, and ‘Experiences In Close Relationships Short Form’ were used to measure CSH, life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, and avoidant and anxious attachment style, respectively. Ordinary least squares regressions, applied through model 4 of the PROCESS macro for R, showed no mediation effect for any of the six analyses. In contrast to previous literature, CSH did not mediate the relationship between attachment style and SWB. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94268 |
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