Social Psychology
Maryam Babakhani; Shima parandin
Abstract
Introduction: This study was conducted to predict social competence and subjective well-being based on psychological capitals with mediating role of life satisfaction in Sarpolezahab youth female.
Method: The statistical population of the present study included all girls and women aged 18-35 years in ...
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Introduction: This study was conducted to predict social competence and subjective well-being based on psychological capitals with mediating role of life satisfaction in Sarpolezahab youth female.
Method: The statistical population of the present study included all girls and women aged 18-35 years in Sarpol-e Zahab city in 1401 that included 7000 people and 364 of them were selected based on Cochran's formula. In this study, the questionnaires of social competence of Parandin (2006), Keyes and Magyarmo's subjective well-being (2003), Luthans' psychological capital (2007) and life satisfaction with Diener et al. (1985) were used.
Results: The results showed a significant and positive correlation between all variables (p <0.05). The results showed that psychological capitals directly explained 43.10% (p=0.0001, β=0.431) and indirect 26.50% (p=0.0001, β=0.265) of social competency variance. The results also showed that psychological assets directly explained 79.70% (p=0.0001, β=0.797), and indirect 16.00% (p=0.0001, β = 0.160), of subjective well-being variance. Psychological capitals also explained 30% of life satisfaction (p=0.0001, β = 0.300), life satisfaction (p=0.501, β = 0.855), and social competence (p=0.0001, β = 0.534) of variance of subjective well-being.
Conclusion: In conclusions, psychological capitals directly explained the variance of social competence and subjective well-being in young girls of Sarpol-e Zahabi through life satisfaction.