DOES SELF-CONSTRUAL PLAY A ROLE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEANING IN LIFE AND LIFE SATISFACTION?

Abstract

Relationship between meaning in life, life satisfaction and self-construal is investigated in the study. 923 participants from different ethnic backgrounds completed online surveys for meaning in life, life-satisfaction and self-construal. It is expected that both meaning in life and independent self-construal seperately would be positively correlated with life-satisfacion. Further, it is also expected that two levels of self-construal (independent and interdependent) would differently influence the relationship between meaning in life and life satisfaction. Results of study showed that independent self-construal has positive association between meaning in life, additionally it also is positively correlated with life-satisfaction. Consistent with the hypothesis and past literature, having meaning in life is positively correlated with life-satisfaction. There is no significant relationship between interdependent self-construal and life-satisfaction. Independent self-construal did not strengthen the relationship between meaning in life and life satisfaction. Study replicated findings between meaning in life and life-satisfaction with a greater sample. It added self-construal as another variable which was not combined with these constructs before.