Affective and Social Self- Regulatory Efficacy Beliefs as Determinants of Positive Thinking and Happiness
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by Hogrefe Publishing Group in European Psychologist
- Vol. 10 (4) , 275-286
- https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040.10.4.275
Abstract
In line with prior work, the present study aimed at examining a conceptual model positing that affective and social self-regulatory efficacy beliefs influence one's cognitive and affective components of subjective well-being, namely, positive thinking and happiness. Positive thinking corresponds to the latent dimension underlying life satisfaction, self-esteem, and optimism. Happiness, instead, corresponds to the difference between positive and negative affect, as they are experienced in a variety of daily life situations. The study was conducted on 683 Italian adults belonging to six different age groups. The findings of the study corroborated the paths of relations linking the examined variables.Keywords
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