Association of the Meta-Emotion Structure with the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood Identity Mediated by Mental Health in University Students
Publish place: Journal of Health Reports and Technology، Vol: 8، Issue: 1
Publish Year: 1401
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 28 تیر 1402
Abstract:
Background: Meta-emotion is a crucial developmental task to maintain internal balance, provide compatible relations, and improve
mental health.
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the association of the meta-emotion structure with the dimensions of emerging
adulthood identity mediated by mental health in university students.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on male and female university students aged ۱۸ - ۲۵ yearswho were selected
from the public universities of Tehran, Iran during ۲۰۲۰ - ۲۰۲۱. The research sample consisted of ۱۷۸ participants selected via
convenience, quota, and nonrandom sampling. Data were collected using Arnett’s inventory of the dimensions of emerging adulthood
(IDEA), Goldberg’s general health questionnaire-۱۲ (GHQ-۱۲), and Mitmansgruber’s Meta-Emotion scale (MES). Data analysis
was performed using structural equation modeling in the SmartPLS-۳ software.
Results: The meta-emotion structure had a significant negative association with possibilities/optimism (r = -۰.۱۴) and significant
positive associations with the components of feeling in-between, identity explorations, self-focus, and possibilities/optimism. Mental
health had a negative association with possibilities/optimism (r = -۰.۱۷) and positive associations with the other four identity
dimensions. In terms of the direct influence coefficients, the meta-emotion structure had a direct and significant influence only on
mental health (r = ۰.۶۸). Furthermore, mental health had a direct effect only on instability/negativity. Among the identity dimensions
of emerging adulthood, mental health had a mediating role only for instability/negativity ( = ۰.۲۱; t = ۳.۲۳).
Conclusions: According to the results and considering the structure of meta-emotion and mental health as an influential factor in
characteristics such as instability/negativity among identity dimensions, emphasizing mental health as a mediating factor for the
association between meta-emotion and components such as instability/negativity could help acquire a better understanding of the
association between these variables.
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Authors
Camelia Sadati
Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Hooman Namvar
Department of Psychology, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran
Bita Nasrolahi
Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran