The Influence of Grit on Life Satisfaction: Self-Esteem as a Mediator
Improving people’s life satisfaction has become an important goal for many individuals and societies. In this study we investigate how grit influences life satisfaction. We propose that individuals’ self-esteem mediates the relationship between grit and life satisfaction. Study 1, with a sample of 2...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Psychologica Belgica |
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| Online Access: | https://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/400 |
| Summary: | Improving people’s life satisfaction has become an important goal for many individuals and societies. In this study we investigate how grit influences life satisfaction. We propose that individuals’ self-esteem mediates the relationship between grit and life satisfaction. Study 1, with a sample of 243 employees enrolled in a business training course, found that an individual’s grit was positively related to life satisfaction and that self-esteem fully mediated this relationship. In Study 2, with 218 full-time employees, self-efficacy, self-control, and self-consciousness were included as mediators, but they did not exceed the power of self-esteem in explaining the relationship between grit and life satisfaction. Implications, limitations and future research directions are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2879 2054-670X |