Meaning in life and well-being of older stroke survivors in Chinese communities: Mediating effects of mastery and self-esteem

Jingjin Shao, Jiliang Shen, Qinghua Zhang, Tian Lin

Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Department of Public Administration, Chongqing Youth Vocational and Technical College, Chongqing, China.
Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Research Center of Mental Health Education and Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/health.2013.54098                

Abstract

The study aims to examine the role of mastery and self-esteem as a potential mediator of the relationship of meaning in life and well-being among older Chinese stroke survivors. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 214 community-dwelling older stroke survivors (128 men and 86 women), ranging from 60 years to 88 years old. The meaning in life, mastery, self-esteem and subjective well-being were measured. The results indicated that: 1) The meaning in life and subjective well-being of stroke survivors were significantly positive correlated; 2) Mastery and self-esteem played partial mediating roles between existential vacuum and subjective well-being; Self-esteem played full a mediating role between suffer acceptance and subjective well-being; Mastery played a full mediating role between life control and subjective well-being; Mastery played a partial mediating role between death acceptance and subjective well-being; Self-esteem also played a partial mediating role between mastery and subjective well-being.

Keywords

Stroke; Meaning in Life; Mastery; Self-Esteem; Well-Being

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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