The influence of grit on life satisfaction: Self-esteem as a mediator

Jie Li; Mengyuan Fang; Wangshuai Wang; Gong Sun; Zhiming Cheng

doi:10.5334/pb.400

The influence of grit on life satisfaction: Self-esteem as a mediator

Jie Li
, Mengyuan Fang^*
, Wangshuai Wang
, Gong Sun
, Zhiming Cheng

^*Corresponding author for this work

Shanghai University
University of New South Wales
Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Central University of Finance and Economics

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Abstract

Improving people's life satisfaction has become an important goal for many individuals and societies. In this study we investigate how grit influences life satisfaction. We propose that individuals' self-esteem mediates the relationship between grit and life satisfaction. Study 1, with a sample of 243 employees enrolled in a business training course, found that an individual's grit was positively related to life satisfaction and that self-esteem fully mediated this relationship. In Study 2, with 218 full-time employees, self-efficacy, self-control, and self-consciousness were included as mediators, but they did not exceed the power of self-esteem in explaining the relationship between grit and life satisfaction. Implications, limitations and future research directions are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	51-66
Number of pages	16
Journal	Psychologica Belgica
Volume	58
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.400
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

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China
Grit
Life satisfaction
Mediation
Self-esteem

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