Department of Psychology and Counseling, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia.
J Genet Psychol. 2020 Nov-Dec;181(6):458-469. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2020.1803196. Epub 2020 Aug 13.
This paper examined the role of loneliness in mediating the relation between social support and life satisfaction among Chinese young adults within the Malaysian context. Young adults (N = 275; Mage = 22.41; SD = 1.76; 57.5% females) completed self-administered questionnaires on the scales of perceived social support, loneliness and life satisfaction. The results of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) showed a partial mediation effect of loneliness on the relation between social support and life satisfaction. The integration of the bottom-up theory of subjective well-being and social cognitive theory is included to explain the mediating process. The results revealed that perceived social support can relate to a lower level of loneliness, which could eventually lead to higher levels of young adults' life satisfaction. Overall, the findings highlighted the importance of social support as well as their loneliness as a mediating pathway in promoting Malaysian Chinese young adults' life satisfaction. Interventions are also suggested to optimize life satisfaction as a whole.
本研究旨在马来西亚背景下，检验孤独感在社会支持与中国青年生活满意度之间的关系中的中介作用。研究采用问卷调查法，共纳入 275 名青年被试（平均年龄为 22.41 岁，标准差为 1.76，57.5%为女性）。被试填写了感知社会支持量表、孤独感量表和生活满意度量表。结构方程模型（SEM）的结果表明，孤独感在社会支持与生活满意度之间的关系中起部分中介作用。本研究纳入了主观幸福感的自下而上理论和社会认知理论，以解释这一中介过程。结果表明，感知社会支持与较低水平的孤独感相关，而较低水平的孤独感又与较高水平的生活满意度相关。总之，这些发现强调了社会支持以及孤独感作为中介途径在促进马来西亚华裔青年生活满意度方面的重要性。同时，本研究也提出了一些建议，以通过优化整体生活满意度来进行干预。
