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The Role Of Perceived Stress In The Relationship Between Purpose In Life And Mental Health., Anne Guzman
The Role Of Perceived Stress In The Relationship Between Purpose In Life And Mental Health., Anne Guzman
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Although purpose in life (PIL) has been consistently related to better mental health, there is little understanding of whether that may be explained by reducing appraisal of or reactivity to stress. The sample consisted of 546 undergraduate students who completed measures of PIL, perceived stress, and measures of both positive mental health (positive affect, life satisfaction) and negative mental health (negative affect, anxiety, depression). The hypotheses were that PIL would (1) be related to more positive and less negative mental health and (2) be related to less perceived stress, and (3) reduce the effects of perceived stress in increasing negative …