Life satisfaction in middle-aged Koreans: Mediating effects of domain-specific self-esteem satisfaction, and sex differences

Hyun Joo Park, Dong Gwi Lee, Nan Mee Yang

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Abstract

The current study was an attempt to examine the interplay between domain-specific self-esteem and life satisfaction with middle-aged Koreans. For four domains (Social/Objective Ability, Positive Characteristics, Interpersonal Relationships, and Family), the mediating effects of the satisfaction index of domain-specific self-esteem between the importance index of domain-specific self-esteem and life satisfaction were tested using structural equation modeling. 364 Koreans in their 40s and 50s were recruited through stratified sampling. Overall, the satisfaction index of domain-specific self-esteem was found to be a strong mediator across all the four domains; for middle-aged Koreans, if they appraised their self-esteem in a given domain as important and they felt satisfied in that domain, their life satisfaction was likely to be higher. Additionally, results of multi-group analysis suggested that the strengths of associations in the model were different between men and women in the Interpersonal Relationships domain.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-227
Number of pages15
JournalPsychological Reports
Volume115
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2014

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