Hope as the Mediator in the Relation Between Resilience and Life Satisfaction among Tibetan Orphans

Wei Yan, Qi Huang, Yuling Wang, Zijun Ni, Kaiping Peng and Peng Zhang

SAGE Open, 2024, vol. 14, issue 2, 21582440241252003

Abstract: As an extremely disadvantaged group, orphans have received extensive attention from researchers. However, previous research focused on their survival status and psychological distress. The present study aims to explore the mechanism of orphans’ life satisfaction from the perspective of positive psychology. We conducted a survey among Tibetan orphans ( n  = 131) and compared the results with Tibetan non-orphans ( n  = 134). A mediation model was used to assess associations between resilience and life satisfaction, and the intermediary role of dimensions of hope (agency thinking and pathways thinking). Results indicated that, among orphans, agency thinking acted as a mediator in the mediation model, while pathways thinking did not. Moreover, hope dimensions did not play mediating roles between resilience and life satisfaction among non-orphans. The results highlighted that resilience is of vital importance for orphans’ life satisfaction. It was expected to inspire psychologists to develop specific interventions on resilience for orphans to enhance their internal resources (such as agency thinking of hope) and life satisfaction.

Keywords: orphans; life satisfaction; hope; positive psychology; resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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