Relationships among higher-order strengths factors, subjective well-being, and general self-efficacy – The case of Israeli adolescents

摘要

We investigated relationships among five higher-order strengths factors, subjective well-being, and general\udself-efficacy in participants that live under challenging conditions. Therefore, a sample of 396 Israeli\udadolescents (aged 13–18 years) completed the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth, the Satisfaction\udWith Life Scale, the Affect Balance Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. An orthogonally\udrotated principal component analysis of the 24 character strengths yielded five strengths factors that\udexplained 32% of the variance in life satisfaction, with the transcendence strengths factor as the most substantial\udpredictor. The strongest predictors of positive affect were the transcendence and leadership\udstrengths factors; the best predictors of negative affect were the transcendence and temperance\udstrengths factors; and the strongest predictor of affect balance was the transcendence strengths factor.\udThe five strengths factors explained 46% of the variance in general self-efficacy, with the leadership\udstrengths factor as the most substantial predictor. Further analysis indicated that general self-efficacy\udmediated the relationship between leadership strengths and global life satisfaction. The results suggest\udthat different strengths factors are relevant for different positive experiences (e.g., life satisfaction,\udself-efficacy beliefs). The findings shed light on the contribution of specific character strengths as a meaningful\udresource under stressful conditions.