ERIC Number: EJ1130738
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1303-0485
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Optimism and Psychological Resilience in Relation to Depressive Symptoms in University Students: Examining the Mediating Role of Self-Esteem
Kapikiran, Sahin; Acun-Kapikiran, Necla
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v16 n6 p2087-2110 Dec 2016
This study examined the role of self-esteem as a mediator in the relationships between optimism and psychological resilience on depressive symptoms in university students. A total of 494 undergraduate students, comprising of 253 female and 241 male participated in this study. Participants' ages ranged from 18 to 30 (M = 20.85, SD = 1.57). Instruments measuring optimism, psychological resilience, self-esteem and depression were administered to university students from different faculties and departments. Application of a structural equation model to the obtained data resulted in a direct relationship between optimism and psychological resilience with symptoms of depression. In addition, it was determined that self-esteem is a full mediator between psychological resilience and depressive symptoms. The mediator role of self-esteem between optimism and depressive symptoms; however, did not reach statistically significant levels. The findings are discussed within the self-esteem, optimism, and resilience in an individual's mental health context.
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Depression (Psychology), Self Esteem, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Undergraduate Students, Psychological Patterns, Structural Equation Models, Self Concept Measures, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Brief Symptom Inventory; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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