Towards Meaning in Life: A Path Analysis Exploring the Mediation of Career Adaptability in the Associations of Self-Esteem with Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Meaning in Life
1.2. Career Adaptability
1.3. Self-Esteem
1.4. Purpose of the Study
2. Method
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ)
2.2.2. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
2.2.3. Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS)
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | M ± SD | N (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 41.90 ± 12.54 | ||
Sex | |||
Males | 98 (32.7%) | ||
Females | 201 (67.3%) | ||
Marital Status | |||
Single | 124 (41.3%) | ||
Married | 110 (36.7%) | ||
Cohabiting | 35 (11.7%) | ||
Separated | 10 (3.3%) | ||
Divorced | 15 (5.0%) | ||
Widowed | 6 (2.0%) | ||
Education | |||
Elementary School diploma | 1 (0.3%) | ||
Middle School diploma | 18 (6.0%) | ||
High School diploma | 121 (40.3%) | ||
University degree | 34 (11.3%) | ||
Master’s degree | 91 (30.7%) | ||
Post-lauream specialization | 34 (11.3%) | ||
Occupation | |||
Employee | 225 (75.0%) | ||
Freelance | 33 (11.0%) | ||
Entrepreneur | 19 (6.3%) | ||
Trader | 5 (1.7%) | ||
Artisan | 8 (2.7%) | ||
Manager | 10 (3.3%) |
Search for Meaning | Presence of Meaning | Career Adaptability | Self-Esteem | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Search for Meaning | 1 | −0.350 ** | −0.349 ** | −0.409 ** |
Presence of Meaning | 1 | 0.508 ** | 0.615 ** | |
Career Adaptability | 1 | 0.546 ** | ||
Self-Esteem | 1 |
Effect | Estimate | SE | p | BootLLCI | BootULCI |
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Total effects | |||||
Self-Esteem → Presence of Meaning | 0.590 | 0.047 | <0.001 | 0.497 | 0.681 |
Self-Esteem → Search for Meaning | −0.468 | 0.058 | <0.001 | −0.581 | −0.351 |
Direct effects | |||||
Self-Esteem → Presence of Meaning | 0.461 | 0.050 | <0.001 | 0.353 | 0.570 |
Self-Esteem → Search for Meaning | −0.356 | 0.071 | <0.001 | −0.474 | −0.224 |
Indirect effects | |||||
Self-Esteem → Presence of Meaning | 0.128 | 0.032 | <0.001 | 0.072 | 0.199 |
Self-Esteem → Search for Meaning | −0.112 | 0.038 | 0.001 | −0.190 | −0.042 |
Mediation paths | |||||
Self-Esteem → Career Adaptability | 1.374 | 0.122 | <0.001 | 10.115 | 10.639 |
Career Adaptability → Presence of Meaning | 0.093 | 0.020 | <0.001 | 0.054 | 0.133 |
Career Adaptability → Search for Meaning | −0.082 | 0.028 | 0.004 | −0.137 | −0.030 |
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Gori, A.; Topino, E.; Svicher, A.; Di Fabio, A. Towards Meaning in Life: A Path Analysis Exploring the Mediation of Career Adaptability in the Associations of Self-Esteem with Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911901
Gori A, Topino E, Svicher A, Di Fabio A. Towards Meaning in Life: A Path Analysis Exploring the Mediation of Career Adaptability in the Associations of Self-Esteem with Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):11901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911901
Chicago/Turabian StyleGori, Alessio, Eleonora Topino, Andrea Svicher, and Annamaria Di Fabio. 2022. "Towards Meaning in Life: A Path Analysis Exploring the Mediation of Career Adaptability in the Associations of Self-Esteem with Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 11901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911901