The role of stress management in the relationship between purpose in life and self-rated health in teachers: A mediation analysis

Fei Li; Jieyu Chen; Lin Yu; Yuan Jing; Pingping Jiang; Xiuqiong Fu; Shengwei Wu; Xiaomin Sun; Ren Luo; Hiuyee Kwan; Xiaoshan Zhao; Yanyan Liu

doi:10.3390/ijerph13070719

The role of stress management in the relationship between purpose in life and self-rated health in teachers: A mediation analysis

Fei Li, Jieyu Chen, Lin Yu, Yuan Jing, Pingping Jiang, Xiuqiong Fu, Shengwei Wu, Xiaomin Sun, Ren Luo, Hiuyee Kwan^*, Xiaoshan Zhao, Yanyan Liu

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Background: To examine whether stress management mediates the relationship between purpose in life and self-rated health status (SRH). Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 6840 teachers in 2013 in Guangzhou, China. Purpose in life was assessed through the Purpose in Life Subscale of the Psychological Well-being Scale. Stress management was assessed using the eight-item questionnaire adapted from the Health-promoting Lifestyle Profile II. SRH was assessed by the Suboptimal Health Measurement Scale Version 1.0. The mediation hypothesis was tested by the structural equation model for path analysis. Results: It was found that purpose in life had direct and indirect effects on SRH. The path analysis showed the total effect (β = 0.563) of purpose in life on SRH was comprised of a direct effect (β = 0.319) and an indirect effect (β = 0.244), which was mediated by stress management. Conclusions: By supporting the mediation hypothesis, our results indicate that stress management mediated the effect of purpose in life on SRH. Enhancement of teachers’ purpose in life and improvement of training skills of stress management should be incorporated in the strategy of improving teachers’ health.

Original language	English
Article number	719
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	13
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070719
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2016

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Purpose in life
Self-rated health
Stress management

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Li, F., Chen, J., Yu, L., Jing, Y., Jiang, P., Fu, X., Wu, S., Sun, X., Luo, R., Kwan, H., Zhao, X., & Liu, Y. (2016). The role of stress management in the relationship between purpose in life and self-rated health in teachers: A mediation analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(7), Article 719. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070719

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