A longitudinal study of relationship between psychological capital and meaning in life among college students
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.12.12
- VernacularTitle:大学生心理资本与人生意义感关系的纵向研究
- Author:
Anming HE
1
;
Haiyan MEI
1
;
Lufan ZHANG
1
;
Qiuping HUI
1
Author Information
1. 信阳师范大学教育科学学院,河南信阳 464000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychological capital;
meaning in life;
college students;
longitudinal studies
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(12):1081-1086
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the longitudinal mutual predictive relationship between college students' psychological capital and meaning in life across time.Methods:A total of 604 college students were selected for a one-year two-stage longitudinal tracking(T1 and T2),using the Psychological Capital Questionnaire for Adolescent Students(PC-QAS)and Chinese Meaning in Life Questionnaire(C-MLQ)for measurement.Results:The T1 PC-QAS scores were positively correlated with the T1 C-MLQ scores and T2 PC-QAS scores(r=0.61,0.51,Ps＜0.001).The T2 C-MLQ scores were positively correlated with the T2 PC-QAS scores and T1 C-MLQ scores(r=0.58,0.57,Ps＜0.001).The results of cross lagged regression analysis indicated that the T1 PC-QAS scores posi-tively predicted the T2 C-MLQ scores(β=0.15,P＜0.001),and T1 C-MLQ scores positively predicted T2 PC-QAS scores(β=0.19,P＜0.01).Conclusion:The psychological capital and meaning in life of college students have a certain degree of stability,and the two could predict each other.
