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Keywords:

core self-evaluation meaning in life moderated mediation self-esteem subjective wellbeing

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Adolescent Development
Wellbeing Studies

Background:

Core self-evaluation positively correlates with adolescent wellbeing.
Mechanisms underlying this association, including mediation and moderation, require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the mediating role of meaning in life in the relationship between core self-evaluation and subjective wellbeing.
To investigate whether self-esteem moderates this mediating process in adolescents.

Main Methods:

A moderated mediation model was employed.
1,185 adolescents (ages 11-17) completed validated scales for core self-evaluation, meaning in life, self-esteem, and wellbeing.

Main Results:

Core self-evaluation significantly predicted subjective wellbeing.
Meaning in life mediated the relationship, with core self-evaluation indirectly influencing wellbeing through meaning in life.
Self-esteem moderated this indirect effect, particularly for adolescents with lower self-esteem.

Conclusions:

Meaning in life acts as a mediator, and self-esteem as a moderator, in the link between core self-evaluation and adolescent wellbeing.
Interventions should focus on enhancing core self-evaluation and meaning in life, with special attention to adolescents with low self-esteem.