The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-Construal

This study explores the role of self-transcendence values in reducing anxiety among Chinese undergraduates, with a particular focus on how self-enhancement values and self-construal styles moderate this relationship. A total of 567 undergraduate students were assessed using the Portrait Values Quest...

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Main Authors: Hong Wang, Tong Yue, Huajun Luo
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/11/1105
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description This study explores the role of self-transcendence values in reducing anxiety among Chinese undergraduates, with a particular focus on how self-enhancement values and self-construal styles moderate this relationship. A total of 567 undergraduate students were assessed using the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ-21), the Trait Anxiety Inventory (T-AI), and the Self-Construal Scale (SCS). Hierarchical regression and moderated moderation analyses were conducted to test the interactions between the variables. The findings suggest that self-enhancement moderated the association between self-transcendence and anxiety, particularly in individuals with low self-enhancement. Furthermore, the moderating effect of self-enhancement was influenced by dominant self-construal. These findings have practical implications for integrating value-based interventions in educational and public health strategies aimed at improving mental well-being among university students.
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spelling doaj-art-a59d8dbefc034efa802e5f2e824a732b2025-08-20T02:28:11ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-11-011411110510.3390/bs14111105The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-ConstrualHong Wang0Tong Yue1Huajun Luo2Key Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaResearch Center for Psychology and Social Development, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaCollege of Educational Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaThis study explores the role of self-transcendence values in reducing anxiety among Chinese undergraduates, with a particular focus on how self-enhancement values and self-construal styles moderate this relationship. A total of 567 undergraduate students were assessed using the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ-21), the Trait Anxiety Inventory (T-AI), and the Self-Construal Scale (SCS). Hierarchical regression and moderated moderation analyses were conducted to test the interactions between the variables. The findings suggest that self-enhancement moderated the association between self-transcendence and anxiety, particularly in individuals with low self-enhancement. Furthermore, the moderating effect of self-enhancement was influenced by dominant self-construal. These findings have practical implications for integrating value-based interventions in educational and public health strategies aimed at improving mental well-being among university students.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/11/1105self-transcendenceself-enhancementself-construalanxietymental healthmoderated moderation
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The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-Construal
Behavioral Sciences
self-transcendence
self-enhancement
self-construal
anxiety
mental health
moderated moderation
title The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-Construal
title_full The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-Construal
title_fullStr The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-Construal
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-Construal
title_short The Impact of Self-Transcendence on Anxiety Among Chinese College Students: The Moderating Roles of Self-Enhancement and Dominant Self-Construal
title_sort impact of self transcendence on anxiety among chinese college students the moderating roles of self enhancement and dominant self construal
topic self-transcendence
self-enhancement
self-construal
anxiety
mental health
moderated moderation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/11/1105
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