Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural study
Abstract Background A growing body of literature focuses on the role of benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) in predicting adulthood well-being, in addition to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). However, cross-cultural differences are generally ignored in this endeavor. Hence, this study aimed...
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| author | Melih Sever Oktay Tatlıcıoğlu Telma Catarina Almeida E. P. Abdul Azeez Sónia Caridade Olga Cunha |
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| description | Abstract Background A growing body of literature focuses on the role of benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) in predicting adulthood well-being, in addition to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). However, cross-cultural differences are generally ignored in this endeavor. Hence, this study aimed to explore the role of BCEs in predicting life satisfaction, resilience, and hopelessness. We also examined the potential of resilience and the role of hopelessness in mediating the relationship between BCE and life satisfaction. Methods A total of 850 university students from Turkey (n = 371), Portugal (n = 248), and India (n = 231), aged 17 to 58 years (M = 22.12, SD = 4.41), participated in the study. Participants completed an online protocol consisting of measures to assess BCEs, life satisfaction, resilience, and hopelessness. Results BCEs, hopelessness, and life satisfaction have significantly differed among the samples based on the country of residence. BCEs were positively correlated to resilience and life satisfaction and negatively to hopelessness. In the sequential mediation model, after controlling for country and sex, resilience and hopelessness sequentially mediated the relationship between BCEs and life satisfaction. BCEs were associated with life satisfaction, resilience, and hopelessness across countries and sexes. The model explains 42.8% of the variability. Conclusion Despite differences between countries, BCEs are important predictors of adult well-being in all three countries and should be monitored along with ACE. Further, resilience seems to have an important role in lowering the negative consequences of lower BCEs and feelings of hopelessness, pointing to the need to strengthen psychological resilience among adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-69c00f4090f54a3b823bbe7aa676287c2024-11-10T12:47:44ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832024-11-0112111110.1186/s40359-024-02134-5Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural studyMelih Sever0Oktay Tatlıcıoğlu1Telma Catarina Almeida2E. P. Abdul Azeez3Sónia Caridade4Olga Cunha5Social Work Department, Suleyman Demirel UniversitySocial Work Department, Dicle UniversityEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & ScienceDepartment of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of TechnologyPsychology Research Centre, University of MinhoPsychology Research Centre, University of MinhoAbstract Background A growing body of literature focuses on the role of benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) in predicting adulthood well-being, in addition to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). However, cross-cultural differences are generally ignored in this endeavor. Hence, this study aimed to explore the role of BCEs in predicting life satisfaction, resilience, and hopelessness. We also examined the potential of resilience and the role of hopelessness in mediating the relationship between BCE and life satisfaction. Methods A total of 850 university students from Turkey (n = 371), Portugal (n = 248), and India (n = 231), aged 17 to 58 years (M = 22.12, SD = 4.41), participated in the study. Participants completed an online protocol consisting of measures to assess BCEs, life satisfaction, resilience, and hopelessness. Results BCEs, hopelessness, and life satisfaction have significantly differed among the samples based on the country of residence. BCEs were positively correlated to resilience and life satisfaction and negatively to hopelessness. In the sequential mediation model, after controlling for country and sex, resilience and hopelessness sequentially mediated the relationship between BCEs and life satisfaction. BCEs were associated with life satisfaction, resilience, and hopelessness across countries and sexes. The model explains 42.8% of the variability. Conclusion Despite differences between countries, BCEs are important predictors of adult well-being in all three countries and should be monitored along with ACE. Further, resilience seems to have an important role in lowering the negative consequences of lower BCEs and feelings of hopelessness, pointing to the need to strengthen psychological resilience among adults.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02134-5Benevolent childhood experiencesLife satisfactionResilienceHopelessnessMediation model |
| spellingShingle | Melih Sever Oktay Tatlıcıoğlu Telma Catarina Almeida E. P. Abdul Azeez Sónia Caridade Olga Cunha Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural study BMC Psychology Benevolent childhood experiences Life satisfaction Resilience Hopelessness Mediation model |
| title | Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural study |
| title_full | Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural study |
| title_fullStr | Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural study |
| title_short | Resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction: evidence from a cross-cultural study |
| title_sort | resilience and hopelessness mediate the relationship between benevolent childhood experiences and life satisfaction evidence from a cross cultural study |
| topic | Benevolent childhood experiences Life satisfaction Resilience Hopelessness Mediation model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02134-5 |
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