Unveiling the royal road to happiness
The predictive role of psychological hardiness, mediated by vitality and materialistic values
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13899880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rabindra Kumar Pradhan (0000-0003-3437-5591, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, corresponding author), Peeyush Anand (0009-0008-7942-3212, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur), Adnaan Ahmad (0009-0009-1706-1532, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur), Kailash Jandu (0000-0002-1427-1798, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur), Shilpa Sabu (0009-0003-1060-6903, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02673843.2024.2387067 |
| OpenAlex | W4401245700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 84 |
The quest for happiness is highly esteemed in every culture. Based on the theory of the positive activity model, the current study examined the role of psychological hardiness in happiness among youth. The study also investigated the parallel mediating role of vitality and materialistic values in the relationship between psychological hardiness and happiness. Data were collected from 414 youths selected through purposive sampling techniques. The variables of the study were measured through standardized instruments. Findings generated through structural equation modelling with the maximum likelihood estimation technique revealed that psychological hardiness was a significant predictor of happiness. Additionally, vitality and materialistic values partially mediated the relationship between psychological hardiness and happiness. The present study is one of the first to include vitality and materialistic values as a parallel intermediary mechanism to explain the relationship between psychological hardiness and happiness. Implications of the study are discussed in light of the study findings
Environmental ethics · Happiness · Hardiness (plants · Materialism · Psychoanalysis · Theology · Vitality · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
Introducing Lisrel
Stress, Culture, and Community
How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being?
Materialism as an attempt to cope with uncertainty
Psychological capital
Resilience in relation to personality and intelligence
Materialistic Values and Goals
The antecedents and consequences of autonomous self‐regulation for college
Adolescent resilience
Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Mental Disorders Among College Students
Pursuing Happiness
Materialism and Diminished Well–Being
Development of a new resilience scale
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
A Reliability Coefficient for Maximum Likelihood Factor Analysis
Common method biases in behavioral research
Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
Self-determination theory
Comparison of Convenience Sampling and Purposive Sampling
A post-traumatic growth model
Cognitive flexibility and psychological hardiness
Why are materialists less satisfied
Psychologic Functioning and Physical Health
On Energy, Personality, and Health
Vitality Revisited
Perceived Risk and Mental Health Problems among Healthcare Professionals during Covid-19 Pandemic
Structural equation modeling in practice
The Construction and Validation of a Consumer Orientation Questionnaire (Scoi) Designed to Measure Fromm's (1955) ‘Marketing Character’ in Australia
Evaluating the Impact of Conscientiousness on Flourishing in Indian Higher Education Context
The Voluntary Simplicity Movement
Humor and resilience
The impact of psychological hardiness on intolerance of uncertainty in university students during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Materialistic values and well‐being in business students
Hardiness and health
Hardiness
Overall fit in covariance structure models
A dark side of the American dream
The relationship between materialism and personal well-being
Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires
Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling
Compulsive buying - a growing concern? An examination of gender, age, and endorsement of materialistic values as predictors
Materialism
A Consumer Values Orientation for Materialism and Its Measurement
Prelude and Postlude to the Self
The Material Values Scale
A Measure of Subjective Happiness
| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |