The Relations between Regulatory Modes, Personality Traits, Social Capital, and Mental Health & Well-Being
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| Title: | The Relations between Regulatory Modes, Personality Traits, Social Capital, and Mental Health & Well-Being |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Manuela Egger (ORCID |
| Source: | European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research. 2025 8(3):157-173. |
| Availability: | Eurasian Society of Educational Research. 7321 Parkway Drive South, Hanover, MD 21076. e-mail: publisher@ejper.com; Web site: https://www.ejper.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: | Self Control, Personality Traits, Social Capital, Mental Health, Well Being, Predictor Variables, Psychomotor Skills, Neurosis, Young Adults, Surveys, Foreign Countries, Extraversion Introversion |
| Geographic Terms: | Switzerland |
| ISSN: | 2589-949X |
| Abstract: | Why do the two self-regulatory modes of locomotion and assessment show opposite associations with mental health & well-being? To address this question, we examined whether social capital explains these links and whether regulatory modes and personality traits differentially predict mental health & well-being. Using data from the Young Adult Survey Switzerland (YASS; weighted N = 4,981), we tested mediation and moderation models including locomotion, assessment, extraversion, and neuroticism. Results showed that social capital partially explained why assessment was negatively and locomotion positively related to mental health & well-being, and that personality traits were overall stronger predictors than regulatory modes. Moreover, locomotion buffered the negative associations of assessment and neuroticism with social capital, though not with mental health & well-being itself. These findings advance our understanding of how dispositional and self-regulatory factors jointly shape social connectedness and mental health & well-being, and suggest that interventions fostering locomotion while sensitively addressing assessment tendencies may strengthen both social resources and mental health. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1484140 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Why do the two self-regulatory modes of locomotion and assessment show opposite associations with mental health & well-being? To address this question, we examined whether social capital explains these links and whether regulatory modes and personality traits differentially predict mental health & well-being. Using data from the Young Adult Survey Switzerland (YASS; weighted N = 4,981), we tested mediation and moderation models including locomotion, assessment, extraversion, and neuroticism. Results showed that social capital partially explained why assessment was negatively and locomotion positively related to mental health & well-being, and that personality traits were overall stronger predictors than regulatory modes. Moreover, locomotion buffered the negative associations of assessment and neuroticism with social capital, though not with mental health & well-being itself. These findings advance our understanding of how dispositional and self-regulatory factors jointly shape social connectedness and mental health & well-being, and suggest that interventions fostering locomotion while sensitively addressing assessment tendencies may strengthen both social resources and mental health. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-949X |
