Level and stability of self-esteem mediate relationships between personality traits and life satisfaction
Bayesian multilevel modeling with annual data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7149984 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohsen Joshanloo (0000-0001-9350-6219, Keimyung University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 792-807 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognition & Emotion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-9931 • E-ISSN: 1464-0600 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02699931.2024.2392615 |
| PMID | 39171564 |
| OpenAlex | W4401753743 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 75 |
4,880), with self-esteem stability operationalised using within-person variance and mean square successive difference. Results indicated that higher levels of self-esteem and self-esteem stability were significantly associated with greater life satisfaction. All Big Five traits predicted higher self-esteem level, while emotional stability and conscientiousness emerged as robust predictors of self-esteem stability with both stability operationalizations. Self-esteem level mediated the relationship between all personality traits and life satisfaction. However, self-esteem stability only mediated the effects of emotional stability and conscientiousness on life satisfaction across both operationalizations of stability. This study provides new insights into the importance of self-esteem stability, in addition to self-esteem level, in shaping well-being. These findings underscore self-esteem levels and dynamics as a crucial mechanism linking personality dispositions to life evaluations
Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Life satisfaction · Multilevel model · Personality · Self-esteem · Statistics · Clinical Psychology · Mathematics · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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