Relationships among life satisfaction, meaning in life and need satisfaction with mixture structural equation modelling

YALÇIN İ.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING, vol.51, no.4, pp.465-475, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/03069885.2022.2085871
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.465-475
  • Keywords: Life satisfaction, meaning in life, need satisfaction, mixture structural equation modelling, BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS, SELF-DETERMINATION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationships among life satisfaction, meaning in life and basic psychological need satisfaction. Participants were 384 college students. Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale and demographic information form were utilised for data collection. Data were analysed using mixture structural equation modelling approach. Results of the study indicated that fulfilling competence and autonomy need is indirectly related to life satisfaction through meaning in life. Additionally, need for relatedness and autonomy satisfaction and meaning in life is directly associated with life satisfaction. Findings suggest two latent profiles: (a) a high satisfied and meaningful group and (b) a low satisfied and low meaningful group.