Meaning in Life and Loneliness as Mediators between COVID-19 Anxiety and Life Satisfaction in the Post-Pandemic among the General Population in Turkey: A Serial Mediation Model-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Meaning in Life and Loneliness as Mediators between COVID-19 Anxiety and Life Satisfaction in the Post-Pandemic among the General Population in Turkey: A Serial Mediation Model

Published:2023-10-09 Issue:10 Volume:13 Page:2214-2225
ISSN:2254-9625
Container-title:European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
language:en
Short-container-title:EJIHPE

Author:

Çağış Zafer Güney¹²,Öztekin Gülçin Güler²,Aziz Izaddin Ahmad³⁴^ORCID,Chirico Francesco⁵⁶^ORCID,Rizzo Amelia⁷^ORCID,Yıldırım Murat²⁸^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Mersin University, 33110 Mersin, Turkey

2. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Fırat Mahallesi Yeni Üniversite Caddesi No: 2 AE/1, 04100 Merkez/Ağrı, Turkey

3. Special Education Department, College of Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil 44002, Iraq

4. English Department, College of Education, Bayan University, Erbil 44002, Iraq

5. Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy

6. Health Service Department, Italian State Police, Ministry of the Interior, 00184 Milan, Italy

7. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy

8. Graduate Studies and Research, Lebanese American University, Beirut 13-5053, Lebanon

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global society, leading to negative well-being and mental health outcomes. However, little is known about how COVID-19-related anxiety affects life satisfaction through psychological factors. This study examined the mediating roles of meaning in life and loneliness in the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and life satisfaction in 333 Turkish general population (59.2% females; Mage = 33.9 ± 7.8). Participants completed measures of COVID-19 anxiety, life satisfaction, meaning in life, and loneliness. The results showed that COVID-19 anxiety predicted meaning in life, loneliness, and life satisfaction. Meaning in life predicted loneliness and life satisfaction, while loneliness predicted life satisfaction. Serial mediation analysis revealed that COVID-19 anxiety predicts life satisfaction through meaning in life and loneliness, even after controlling for age and gender. These findings contribute to our understanding of the underlying mechanisms between COVID-19 anxiety and life satisfaction, with implications for future research and practice.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Applied Psychology,Clinical Psychology,Developmental and Educational Psychology

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/10/156/pdf

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