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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Positive Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1491566
This article is part of the Research Topic The Impact of Psychological Well-Being on University Students View all 35 articles

Resilience and Emotional Intelligence as Mediators between Personal Values and Life Satisfaction among Chinese Young Adults

Provisionally accepted
Fangyan Lv Fangyan Lv 1Jingbin Tan Jingbin Tan 1Dong Zhe Shi Dong Zhe Shi 2Dingguo Gao Dingguo Gao 1*
  • 1 Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
  • 2 Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, China

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    Background: Young adults are in the period of the formation and establishment of values. Even though previous research has revealed that personal values are important factors influencing young adults' life satisfaction, it is still unknown when and under what circumstances values affect life satisfaction among young adults. Therefore, this study explored the relationship between personal values and life satisfaction among Chinese young adults, focusing on the mediating roles of resilience and emotional intelligence.Methods: A sample of N = 635 (271 male) young adults from four universities located in Guangzhou were recruited using a cross-sectional stratified sampling method. All participants completed the Revised Portrait Value Questionnaire, Emotional Intelligence Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Brief Resilience Scale.Results: Results revealed that: (1) self-transcendence (r = 0.29, p < 0.001), self-enhancement (r = 0.27, p < 0.001), openness to change (r = 0.22, p < 0.001), and conservation (r = 0.26, p < 0.001) were differentially positively associated with life satisfaction. Chain mediation analysis found that: there was a significant indirect effect for self-transcendence, via EI (ind = .070, p = 0.004, 95% CI = [.027, .124]), and the sequential influence via EI and resilience suggested a moderate effect (ind = .024, p = .008, 95% CI= [.009, .045]). For self-enhancement values exerted significantly negative indirect effects on LS via resilience (ind = -.029, p = .034, 95% CI= [-.060, -.005]). Openness to change had a significant indirect impact on LS via EI (ind = .086, p < .001, 95% CI = [0.046,0.133]), and the sequential influence via resilience and EI was significant (ind = 0.029, p = .001, 95% CI = [.015, .050]). For conservation, the chain mediation model did not reveal any significant indirect effects via resilience or EI.Our findings extend the current literature on personal values and life satisfaction, highlighting the significant effects of resilience and emotional intelligence on the link between personal values and life satisfaction. Overall, this research helps young adults strengthen their resilience and emotional intelligence to increase the impact of values on life satisfaction.

    Keywords: personal values, Emotional Intelligence, resilience, life satisfaction, young adults

    Received: 05 Sep 2024; Accepted: 18 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Lv, Tan, Shi and Gao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Dingguo Gao, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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