Meaning of life as a mediator of the relationship between GRIT and life satisfaction among university students
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Krisna Wardhana Djaling
Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
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Debora Eflina Purba
Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.24854/jpu91
Keywords:
college student, grit, life satisfaction, meaning in lifeAbstract
The current study aimed at examining the relationship between grit and life satisfaction through meaning in life. Data were taken using online survey from university students in Depok city (N = 505). Variables were measured using The Grit Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Data were analyzed using simple mediation model on Hayes PROCESS macro on SPSS program. Results showed that grit was positively and significantly related with life satisfaction and meaning in life, respectively, and meaning in life positively and significantly related with life satisfaction. Lastly, meaning in life partially mediated the relationship between grit and life satisfaction.
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Shin, D. C., & Johnson, D. M. (1978). Avowed happiness as an overall assessment of the quality of life. Social Indicators Research, 5(1-4), 475-492. doi: 10.1007/bf00352944
Singh, K., & Jha, S. D. (2008). Positive and negative affect, and grit as predictors of happiness and life satisfaction. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 34(Spec Issue), 40-45.
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Behlau, S. A. (2010). Life Satisfaction: A study of undergraduate and graduate students (Tesis tidak dipublikasikan). Rowan University, Glassboro.
Borton, W., & Grelle, J. (2013). The dirt on grit: Examining relations with school adjustment, school performance, and theories of intelligence. Hanover College. Ditemu kembali dari http://psych.hanover.edu/research/Thesis12/papers/Borton%20Grelle%20IS%20Final.pdf
Caner, A. (2015). Happiness and life satisfaction in Turkey in recent years. Social Indicators Research, 127(1), 361-399. doi: 10.1007/s11205-015-0948-z
Datu, J. A. D., King, R. B., Valdez, J. P. M., & Eala, M. S. M. (2018). Grit is Associated with Lower Depression via Meaning in Life among Filipino High School Students. Youth & Society (in press). https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118x18760402
Datu, J. A., Valdez, J. P., & King, R. B. (2016). The successful life of gritty students: Grit leads to optimal educational and well-being outcomes in a collectivist context. Dalam R. King & A. Bernardo (Eds.), The psychology of Asian learners (hlm. 503-516). Singapore: Springer.
Diener, E., Emmons, A. R., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4901_13
Diener, E., Scollon, C. N., & Lucas, R. E. (2009). The evolving concept of subjective well-being: The multifaceted nature of happiness. Dalam E. Diener (Eds.), Social indicators research series: Vol. 39. Assessing well-being: The collected works of Ed Diener (hlm. 67-100). New York, NY: Springer Science and Business Media.
Diener, E., Suh, E. M., Lucas, R. E., & Smith, H. L. (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125(2), 276–302. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.276
Do?an, T., Sapmaz, F., Tel, F. D., Sapmaz, S., & Temizel, S. (2012). Meaning in life and subjective well-being among Turkish university students. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 55, 612-617. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.543
Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087-1101. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087
Duckworth, A. L., & Quinn, P. D. (2009). Development and validation of short grit scale (Grit-S). Journal of Personality Assesment, 91(2), 166-174. doi: 10.1080/00223890802634290
Hayes, A. F. (2013). Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression-based approach. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Hadijah, S. (2017). Ini dia alasan kenapa kuliah itu wajib untuk karir kamu! Ditemu kembali dari https://www.cermati.com/artikel/ini-dia-alasan-kenapa-kuliah-itu-wajib-untuk-karir-kamu
Herwibowo, D. (2010). Hubungan persepsi kebebasan dalam waktu luang dan subjective well-being pada mahasiswa Universitas Indonesia (Tesis tidak dipublikasikan). Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia.
Hill, P. L., Burrow, A. L., & Bronk, K. C. (2016). Persevering with positivity and purpose: An examination of purpose commitment and positive affect as predictors of grit. Journal of Happiness Studies, 17(1), 257-269.
Ho, M. Y., Cheung, F. M., & Cheung, S. F. (2010). The role of meaning in life and optimism in promoting well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 48(5), 658-663. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.008
Hurlock, E. B. (2009). Psikologi perkembangan: Suatu pendekatan sepanjang rentang kehidupan. Jakarta: Erlangga.
Jin, B., & Kim, J. (2017). Grit, basic needs satisfaction, and subjective well-being. Journal of Individual Differences, 38(1), 29-35. doi: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000219
Kaplan, R. M., & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2001). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Kleiman, E. M., Adams, L. M., Kashdan, T. B., & Riskind, J. H. (2013). Gratitude and grit indirectly reduce risk of suicidal ideations by enhancing meaning in life: Evidence for a mediated moderation model. Journal of Research in Personality, 47(5), 539-546. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.04.007
Li, J., Fang, M., Wang, W., Sun, G., & Cheng, Z. (2018). The influence of grit on life satisfaction: Self-esteem as a mediator. Psychologica Belgica, 58(1), 51-66. doi: 10.5334/pb.400
Lucas, R. E., Diener, E., & Suh, E. (1996). Discriminant validity of well-being measures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71(3), 616-628. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.71.3.616
Mahmoud, J. S., Staten, R., Hall L. A., Lennie, T. A. (2012). The relationship among young adult college students’ depression, anxiety, stress, demographics, life satisfaction, and coping styles. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 33(3), 149-56. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2011.632708
Malik, M., Nordin, N., Zakaria, A., & Sirun, N. (2013). An exploratory study on the relationship between life satisfaction and academic performance among undergraduate students of UiTM, Shah Alam. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 90, 334-339. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.07.099
Niramaya, C. A. (2017). Mencapai kepuasan hidup yang lebih: Peran mediasi pikiran positif dan makna hidup dalam hubungan emosi syukur-kepuasan hidup (Skripsi tidak dipublikasikan). Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia.
Papalia, D. E., Feldman, R. D., & Martorell, G. (2015). Experience human development (13th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.
Pan, J., Wong, D. F., Joubert, L., & Chan, C. L. (2008). The protective function of meaning of life on life satisfaction among Chinese students in Australia and Hong Kong: A cross-cultural comparative study. Journal of American College Health, 57(2), 221-232. doi: 10.3200/jach.57.2.221-232
Pavot, W., & Diener, E. (1993). Review of the satisfaction with life scale. Psychological Assessment, 5(2), 164–172. doi: 10.1037/1040-3590.5.2.164
Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B., Lee, J., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2003). Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(5), 879-903. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.88.5.879
Rode, J. C., Arthaud-Day, M. L., Mooney, C. H., Near, J. P., Baldwin, T. T., Bommer, W. H., & Rubin, R. S. (2005). Life satisfaction and student performance. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 4(4), 421-433. doi: 10.5465/amle.2005.19086784
Salles, A., Cohen, G. L., & Mueller, C. M. (2014). The relationship between grit and resident well-being. American Journal of Surgery, 207(2), 251-254. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.006
Shin, D. C., & Johnson, D. M. (1978). Avowed happiness as an overall assessment of the quality of life. Social Indicators Research, 5(1-4), 475-492. doi: 10.1007/bf00352944
Singh, K., & Jha, S. D. (2008). Positive and negative affect, and grit as predictors of happiness and life satisfaction. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 34(Spec Issue), 40-45.
Steger, M. F., Frazier, P., Oishi, S., & Kaler, M. (2006). The meaning in life questionnaire: Assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53(1), 80-93. doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.53.1.80
Suldo, S. M., Minch, D., & Hearon, B. V. (2014). Adolescent life satisfaction and personality characteristics: Investigating relationships using a Five Factor Model. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16(4), 965-983. doi: 10.1007/s10902-014-9544-1
Suzuki, Y., Tamesue, D., Asahi, K., & Ishikawa, Y. (2015). Grit and work engagement: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE, 10(9), e0137501. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137501
Yang, C., & Srinivasan, P. (2016). Life satisfaction and the pursuit of happiness on twitter. PLOS ONE, 11(3), e0150881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150881
You, Z., Song, J., Wu, C., Qin, P., & Zhou, Z. (2014). Effects of life satisfaction and psychache on risk for suicidal behaviour: A cross-sectional study based on data from Chinese undergraduates. BMJ Open, 4(3), e004096. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004096
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Djaling, K. W., & Purba, D. E. (2019). Meaning of life as a mediator of the relationship between GRIT and life satisfaction among university students. Jurnal Psikologi Ulayat, 6(2), 135–149. https://doi.org/10.24854/jpu91
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