Individuals’ quality of life linked to major life events, perceived social support, and personality traits

Pocnet, Cornelia; Antonietti, Jean‐Philippe; Strippoli, Marie-Pierre F.; Glaus, Jennifer; Preisig, Martin; Rossier, Jérôme

doi:10.1007/s11136-016-1296-4

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“…These findings failed to be replicated with other data. Yap et al (2012), Anusic et al (2014a) and Pocnet et al (2016) show no particular buffering effects of the Big Five personality on the respondents' SWB to major life events such as widowhood or unemployment.…”

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Buffering Effects for Negative Life Events: The Role of Material, Social, Religious and Personal Resources

Kuhn

Brulé

2018

J Happiness Stud

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The changes in subjective wellbeing experienced following negative life events can be buffered by various types of resources. In the present article, we compare the influences of material, religious, social and personality resources using the Swiss Household Panel (SHP) in a unified framework. Fixed effects regression models are estimated for four negative life events: separation, death of a closely related person, unemployment and disability. Buffering effects are estimated by interacting time since the event with the amount of resources. Religious resources show the strongest buffering whereas material resources do not seem to buffer consequences of negative life events. Social and personality resources present mixed results.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 84%

Buffering Effects for Negative Life Events: The Role of Material, Social, Religious and Personal Resources

Kuhn

Brulé

2018

J Happiness Stud

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“…Previous studies have indicated that HRQOL is influenced by both personality and coping [ 38 ]. However, there is the need for inclusion of other relevant psychological variables, in addition to personality and coping, in the analytical models and studies [ 39 ]. This is important taking into account that HRQOL is a multidimensional construct that has been under-investigated for a long time in young populations in developing countries [ 9 ].…”

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Personality traits and health-related quality of life: the mediator role of coping strategies and psychological distress

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BackgroundThe study of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important topic in mental health around the globe. However, there is the need for more evidence about the cumulative influence of psychological variables on HRQOL. The main aim of the study was to evaluate how specific personality traits might explain scores in HRQOL and to explore how this relationship might be mediated by coping styles and psychological distress.MethodsYoung Colombian subjects (N = 274) were included (mean age: 21.3; SD = 3.8). The Short-Form Health Survey was used to measure HRQOL. For assessment of psychological variables, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, The Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations and the short version of Big Five Inventory were used.ResultsThe personality trait that was the best predictor of HRQOL was openness to experience, forming an explanatory model for HRQOL, along with emotional coping style and depressive and anxious symptoms. Emotional coping style and psychological distress were significant mediators of the relationship between openness and HRQOL.ConclusionsOur findings provide additional data about the cumulative influence of specific psychological variables on HRQOL, in a mostly young female Latin American sample.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12991-018-0196-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Based on the above mentioned existing literature, neuroticism, occupational stress, job satisfaction, and QOL are related and have complex relationships. Although the single effect of neuroticism [34], occupational stress [12], and job satisfaction [13] on QOL have been previously studied, their synergistic effects on QOL and the potential mechanism remain unclear. Therefore, the current study aims to fill this gap.…”

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Mediating role of occupational stress and job satisfaction on the relationship between neuroticism and quality of life among Chinese civil servants: a structural equation model

Kong

Yang

Zhang

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Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background: Knowledge on the quality of life (QOL) of civil servants is limited. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate the QOL of civil servants, and examine whether occupational stress and job satisfaction mediated the association between neuroticism and QOL in civil servants from Shandong, China. Methods: The cross-sectional study included 559 civil servants aged 27 to 60 years from Shandong province in China. Participants completed questionnaires assessing neuroticism, occupational stress, job satisfaction, and QOL. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted to examine the hypothetical model. Results: Among the civil servants, the average score for QOL was 75.49 ± 14.73. The SEM analysis showed a good fit of the data to the hypothesized model. Neuroticism, occupational stress, and job satisfaction explained 38% of the variance of QOL. Neuroticism was positively correlated with occupational stress and negatively correlated with job satisfaction and QOL. A strong direct effect (− 0.386, P < 0.01) and moderate indirect effect (− 0.133, P < 0.01) of neuroticism on QOL mediated by occupational stress and job satisfaction were observed. In addition, a direct effect (− 0.197, P < 0.01) and an indirect effect (− 0.044, P < 0.01) of occupational stress on QOL mediated by job satisfaction were also observed. Conclusions: Occupational stress and job satisfaction partly mediated the relationship between neuroticism and QOL among Chinese civil servants. Thus, selecting individuals with a low level of neuroticism as civil servants, reducing occupational stress, and increasing job satisfaction may be important measures to improve their QOL.

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Individuals’ quality of life linked to major life events, perceived social support, and personality traits

Abstract: This study highlights the negative but temporary association between critical events and QoL. However, a combination of high conscientiousness and extraversion, and positive social support may explain better variances for a high-perceived QoL.

Cited by 57 publications

References 44 publications

Buffering Effects for Negative Life Events: The Role of Material, Social, Religious and Personal Resources

Buffering Effects for Negative Life Events: The Role of Material, Social, Religious and Personal Resources

Personality traits and health-related quality of life: the mediator role of coping strategies and psychological distress

Mediating role of occupational stress and job satisfaction on the relationship between neuroticism and quality of life among Chinese civil servants: a structural equation model

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