While the effect of self-esteem stability on life satisfaction is widely verified,it is not very known how coping strategies explain this relationship.The present study focused on proactive coping,a preliminary step t...While the effect of self-esteem stability on life satisfaction is widely verified,it is not very known how coping strategies explain this relationship.The present study focused on proactive coping,a preliminary step to minimize the impact of expected stressors,and a process of recognizing stressful events as challenges and actively managing them.Specifically,this study(N=280)examined whether proactive coping and perceived stress mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction in a sequential manner.The results indicate that proactive coping and perceived stress sequentially mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction,respectively.This demonstrates that proactive coping and perceived stress are factors that link self-esteem and life satisfaction.However,there was no direct effect between self-esteem and life satisfaction.These findings suggest the need to consider combining proactive coping interventions to increase the effectiveness of a self-esteem stability promotion program.The practical implications and suggestions for future research are also discussed.展开更多
基金This work partially funded by the Hwarangdae Research Institute at the Korea Military Academy.
文摘While the effect of self-esteem stability on life satisfaction is widely verified,it is not very known how coping strategies explain this relationship.The present study focused on proactive coping,a preliminary step to minimize the impact of expected stressors,and a process of recognizing stressful events as challenges and actively managing them.Specifically,this study(N=280)examined whether proactive coping and perceived stress mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction in a sequential manner.The results indicate that proactive coping and perceived stress sequentially mediated the relationship between self-esteem stability and life satisfaction,respectively.This demonstrates that proactive coping and perceived stress are factors that link self-esteem and life satisfaction.However,there was no direct effect between self-esteem and life satisfaction.These findings suggest the need to consider combining proactive coping interventions to increase the effectiveness of a self-esteem stability promotion program.The practical implications and suggestions for future research are also discussed.