Objective To explore the influence of self-esteem on the meaning in life for high school students,as well as the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and positive coping.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 811 high school students using the Self-esteem Scale,General Self-Efficacy Scale,Positive Coping Subscale of the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire,and the Meaning of Life Scale.The data were statistically analyzed and a structural equation model was established using SPSS 26.0 and Amos 23.0.Results After controlling for the gender and age of high school students,there were significant positive correlations between self-esteem,self-efficacy,positive coping,and meaning of life among high school students(P<0.001).In the multiple mediation model,the direct predictive effect of high school students'self-esteem on their meaning of life was significant(P<0.001),and it could also indirectly affect their meaning of life through the mediating roles of self-efficacy and positive coping(P<0.001).Additionally,it could also influence the meaning of life through the chained mediating effect of both factors(P<0.001).Conclusion Self-efficacy and positive coping play a chained mediating role between self-esteem and meaning of life among high school students.Therefore,emphasis should be placed on improving the level of self-esteem,paying attention to the cultivation of high school students'self-efficacy,and promoting their positive ways of coping with events,so as to possess a positive meaning of life.
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自我效能/自尊/生命意义/积极应对/适应,心理学
Key words
Self-efficacy/Self-esteem/Meaning in life/Positive coping/Adaptation,psychological
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