Phubbing and temperaments among young Lebanese adults: the mediating effect of self-esteem and emotional intelligence

Background The psychological mechanisms that underlie the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction remain unclear and not well-understood. We sought through the present study to test the hypothesis that perfectionism plays a significant mediating role in the association between self-esteem and satisfaction with life among Lebanese university students. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in a sample of 363 students (61.7% females, mean age = 22.65 ± 3.48 years). Three research instruments were used: satisfaction with life scale, Rosenberg self-esteem scale and big three perfectionism scale. Results Higher self-esteem was significantly associated with lower self-critical perfectionism (Beta = − 0.47), whereas higher self-critical perfectionism was significantly associated with lower satisfaction in life (Beta = − 0.29). Finally, higher self-esteem was significantly and directly associated with higher satisfaction with life (Beta = 0.48). Conclusion The present preliminary findings point to the role of self-critical perfectionism as a buffer between self-esteem and satisfaction with life, suggesting the roles of self-esteem and perfectionism as promising avenues for promoting satisfaction with life in adolescent students.

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“…Higher scores reflect a better SE. The Arabic version has been used in previous papers [ 67 , 68 ] (αCronbach = 0.87).…”

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Self-critical perfectionism mediates the relationship between self-esteem and satisfaction with life in Lebanese university students

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“…Higher scores reflect a better self-esteem. The Arabic version has been used in previous papers [ 40 , 41 ]. The Cronbach’s alpha in this study was 0.99.…”

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Does self-esteem mediate the association between perfectionism and mindfulness among Lebanese university students?

2022

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Objectives To evaluate the associations between mindfulness, self-esteem and perfectionism in a Lebanese sample of university students, as well as the indirect effect of self-esteem between mindfulness and perfectionism was investigated. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out between July and September 2021. A total of 363 university students were recruited through convenience sampling through several universities in Lebanon’s governorates. An online survey that included a part that collected sociodemographic information, the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory to assess mindfulness, the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale to assess self-esteem and the Big Three Perfectionism Scale to assess perfectionism was completed by participants. Results Higher self-esteem (Beta = 1.30) was significantly associated with more mindfulness, whereas higher self-critical perfectionism (Beta = − 0.61) was significantly associated with less mindfulness. Self-esteem mediated the association between self-critical and narcissistic perfectionism and mindfulness. More perfectionism was significantly and directly associated with less mindfulness and lower self-esteem, whereas higher self-esteem was significantly associated with more mindfulness. Conclusion This study provides valuable findings that enable practitioners to effectively identify people needing interventions to improve psychological health through mindfulness, self-esteem and perfectionism. The conclusions that can be deduced from this study can help educational psychologists and counselors guide university students towards effective mindfulness practices that can increase self-esteem levels and balance maladaptive perfectionism that can cause distress and impairment in the social and academic settings.

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“…The association between phubbing and depression is “bi-directional” (McDaniel & Coyne, 2016 ). Depression is associated with various phubbing predictors such as Facebook addiction (Błachnio et al, 2015 ) and mobile dependence (Augner & Hacker, 2012 ; Demirci et al, 2015 ). Internet and social media addiction has similar symptoms of physical/psychological dependence (i.e.…”

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Phubbing among Lebanese young adults: Scale validation and association with mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress)

Bitar¹,

Akel

Salameh

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Curr Psychol

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Phubbing and temperaments among young Lebanese adults: the mediating effect of self-esteem and emotional intelligence

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Self-critical perfectionism mediates the relationship between self-esteem and satisfaction with life in Lebanese university students

Self-critical perfectionism mediates the relationship between self-esteem and satisfaction with life in Lebanese university students

Does self-esteem mediate the association between perfectionism and mindfulness among Lebanese university students?

Phubbing among Lebanese young adults: Scale validation and association with mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress)

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