Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Mental Health Education Research Center, Southwest University, 400715, China.
Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Mental Health Education Research Center, Southwest University, 400715, China.
Soc Sci Med. 2024 Sep;357:117191. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117191. Epub 2024 Aug 5.
Life satisfaction refers to an individual' s cognitive evaluation of the overall quality of their life considering the various aspects therein. Although the existing research has demonstrated the between-person relationship between negative life events and life satisfaction based on retrospective measures, less is known about this relationship at the within-person level. A daily diary method could examine this within-person relationship and decrease systematic recall biases. Therefore, this study investigated the link between daily negative life events and daily life satisfaction, as well as the mediating role of perceived stress and the moderating role of trait rumination in 146 young adults (M = 20.75, SD = 1.35) using a 14-day daily diary design. Multilevel regression analysis showed that daily negative life events had negative predictive effects on daily life satisfaction. In addition, the multilevel 1-1-1 mediation analysis indicated that daily perceived stress mediated the association between daily negative life events and daily life satisfaction. More importantly, the mediating effect of perceived stress was moderated by trait rumination, with the within-person mediating effect being stronger for individuals with higher than those with lower trait rumination tendencies. These findings contribute to the understanding of the underlying pathways in the relationship between daily negative life events and daily life satisfaction and provide a new perspective for improving individuals' life satisfaction.
生活满意度是指个体对生活整体质量的认知评价，考虑到生活的各个方面。尽管现有研究基于回顾性测量方法已经证明了消极生活事件与生活满意度之间的个体间关系，但对于个体内水平上的这种关系知之甚少。日记法可以检验这种个体内关系，并减少系统的回忆偏差。因此，本研究采用 14 天的日记设计，调查了 146 名年轻成年人（M=20.75，SD=1.35）的日常消极生活事件与日常生活满意度之间的关系，以及感知压力的中介作用和特质性沉思的调节作用。多层次回归分析表明，日常消极生活事件对日常生活满意度有负向预测作用。此外，多层次 1-1-1 中介分析表明，日常感知压力中介了日常消极生活事件与日常生活满意度之间的关系。更重要的是，特质性沉思调节了感知压力的中介作用，对于特质性沉思倾向较高的个体，其个体内的中介效应更强。这些发现有助于理解日常消极生活事件与日常生活满意度之间关系的潜在途径，并为提高个体的生活满意度提供了新的视角。
