The Extroversion and Life Satisfaction of Adults: A Chain Mediating Model

Abstract

Abstract: To explore the relationships among extroversion awe, self-control, and life satisfaction, the study tested 858 adults by using the Chinese Adjectives Scale of Big-Five Factor Personality, Life Satisfaction Scale, Awe Scale, and Self-control Scale. This study used bias corrected non parametric percentile Bootstrap confidence interval method and Amos 22.0 to analyze the chain mediating model. The results showed that: 1) correlation analysis showed that extroversion, awe, self-control, and life satisfaction were significantly and positively correlated with each other; 2) extroversion directly predicted life satisfaction; 3) extroversion indirectly predicted life satisfaction through two paths of mediation: the path of awe clarity to life satisfaction, and a chain mediating path including awe clarity and self-control. It is concluded that awe and self-control mediate the relations between extroversion and life satisfaction in adults.

Key words: extroversion, life satisfaction, awe, self-control, chain mediating model

摘要： 为考察外倾性、敬畏、自我控制与生活满意度间的关系，采用问卷法对858名成人进行调查。研究采用偏差校对非参数百分位Bootstrap置信区间法，采用AMOS22.0进行中介效应分析。结果发现：（1）外倾性、敬畏、自我控制与生活满意度之间两两显著正相关；（2）外倾性直接影响生活满意度；（3）外倾性可以分别通过敬畏、敬畏→自我控制两条间接路径对生活满意度产生中介效应。结果表明，成人的敬畏、自我控制在外倾性与生活满意度间具有链式中介效应。

关键词: 外倾性, 生活满意度, 敬畏, 自我控制, 链式中介效应

CLC Number:

B842

LI Xin, LIU Zhenhui, JIN Tonglin, WU Yuntena. The Extroversion and Life Satisfaction of Adults: A Chain Mediating Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2020, 18(3): 398-404.

李鑫, 刘振会, 金童林, 乌云特娜. 外倾性对成人生活满意度的影响：敬畏与自我控制的链式中介效应[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2020, 18(3): 398-404.

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