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The affective profiles, psychological well-being, and harmony: environmental mastery and self-acceptance predict the sense of a harmonious life

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Garcia, Danilo, Al Nima, Ali, Kjell, Oscar N.E.·2014·PeerJ
DOI 10.7717/peerj.259PMC PMC3933359
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Background. An important outcome from the debate on whether wellness equals happiness, is the need of research focusing on how psychological well-being might influence humans' ability to adapt to the changing environment and live in harmony. To get a detailed picture of the influence of positive and negative affect, the current study employed the affective profiles model in which individuals are categorised into groups based on either high positive and low negative affect (self-fulfilling); high positive and high negative affect (high affective); low positive and low negative affect (low affective); and high negative and low positive affect (self-destructive). The aims were to (1) investigate differences between affective profiles in psychological well-being and harmony and (2) how psychological well-being and its dimensions relate to harmony within the four affective profiles. Method. 500 participants (mean age = 34.14 years, SD. = ±12.75 years; 187 males and 313 females) were recruited online and required to answer three self-report measures: The Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule; The Scales of Psychological Well-Being (short version) and The Harmony in Life Scale. We conducted a Multivariate Analysis of Variance where the affective profiles and gender were the independent factors and psychological well-being composite score, its six dimensions as well as the harmony in life score were the dependent factors. In addition, we conducted four multi-group (i.e., the four affective profiles) moderation analyses with the psychological well-being dimensions as predictors and harmony in life as the dependent variables. Results. Individuals categorised as self-fulfilling, as compared to the other profiles, tended to score higher on the psychological well-being dimensions: positive relations, environmental mastery, self-acceptance, autonomy, personal growth, and purpose in life. In addition, 47% to 66% of the variance of the harmony in life was explained by the dimensions of psychological well-being within the four affective profiles. Specifically, harmony in life was significantly predicted by environmental mastery and self-acceptance across all affective profiles. However, for the low affective group high purpose in life predicted low levels of harmony in life. Conclusions. The results demonstrated that affective profiles systematically relate to psychological well-being and harmony in life. Notably, individuals categorised as self-fulfilling tended to report higher levels of both psychological well-being and harmony in life when compared with the other profiles. Meanwhile individuals in the self-destructive group reported the lowest levels of psychological well-being and harmony when compared with the three other profiles. It is proposed that self-acceptance and environmental acceptance might enable individuals to go from self-destructive to a self-fulfilling state that also involves harmony in life.

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Figure 1 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via the self-destructive group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p <.001 level (n = 137).
Figure 1 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via the self-destructive group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p <.001 level (n = 137).CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via low affective group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .001 level (n = 66).
Figure 2 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via low affective group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .001 level (n = 66).CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via high affective group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .001 level and blue standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .05 level (n = 137).
Figure 3 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via high affective group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .001 level and blue standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .05 level (n = 137).CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 4 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via self-fulfilling group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .001 level (n = 160).
Figure 4 Structural equation model of the six dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life via self-fulfilling group. All correlations (between different psychological well-being dimensions) and all paths (from the six dimensions of psychological well-being to harmony in life) and their standardized parameter estimates. Chi-square = .00; DF = 00; comparative fit index = 1.00; incremental fit index = 1.00 and normed fit index = 1.00. e = error. Red standardized parameter estimates of regression weights are significant at the p < .001 level (n = 160).CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 5 Summary of the results showing the differences between affective profiles in the 6 dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life.
Figure 5 Summary of the results showing the differences between affective profiles in the 6 dimensions of psychological well-being and harmony in life.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Garcia, D., Al Nima, A., & Kjell, O. N. E.
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  • University of Gothenburg (SE)
  • Network for Empowerment and Well-Being, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Lund University (SE)
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Garcia, Danilo
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2014-02-13
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e259
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2167-8359 (ISSN-L)
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10.7717/peerj.259
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PMC3933359
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  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Keywords
affective profiles, psychological well-being, harmony in life, environmental mastery, self-acceptance, positive affect, negative affect, meaning of life, PANAS, gender differences, life satisfaction, autonomy, personal growth, positive relationships, moderation analysis, meaning in life

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