Poster #39 - Psychological Capital and Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

• In Event: 75.043 - MTCC Poster Session 17
  In Poster Session: 75.043-7 - Human Development 1

Abstract

A specific attention was given to the mediating effect of emotion regulation between psychological capital and well-being. A total of 550 college students participated in the study. Using a structural equation model, two models were conducted in the study, a constrained model (M0) which examined the direct and indirect effects of psychological capital on well-being; and a less constrained model (M1) which tested the indirect effect of psychological capital on well-being through emotion regulation. We found that there was no direct effect of psychological capital on well-being. Accordingly, the effects of psychological capital on well-being were mediated by student’s emotion regulation. We suggested that greater attention should be paid to help students learn to regulate their emotion to promote well-being.

Authors

• Ling Hui Chu, University of Washington - Seattle

• Dongsheng Dong, University of Washington - Seattle

• Pei-Yi Lin, National Chengchi University

• Cheng-Hui Huang, National Chengchi University