Abstract
© 2016 Springer Science+Business Media DordrechtPresence and absence of both psychological distress and well-being are important in predicting life outcomes among youths. Recently, scholars have been paying increased attention to the role of positive mental health (PMH) in predicting psycho-social well-being among young people. The present study aims to test a model designed to assess the unique contribution of personality traits and metacognitions to four domains of PMH (belief-in-self, belief-in-others, emotional competence, and engaged living) among young adults. A total of 795 Italian college students participated in the study. Path analysis revealed that different personality traits were contributors to different PMH domains, and that four of the five metacognitions domains (negative beliefs about thoughts, cognitive confidence, need to control thoughts, and cognitive self-consciousness) differently predicted the four PMH domains. In conclusion it would appear that a combination of personality traits and metacognitions are differently involved in PMH domains. These should be taken into account when developing preventive programmes to promote PMH among young adults.
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 365-379 |
| Journal | Journal of Happiness Studies |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- 1702 Cognitive Science
- 1701 Psychology
- Social Psychology
