Abstract
This study examined the mediation effects of social trust, self-esteem, and resilience in the relationship between optimism andjob satisfaction. Data of appropriate items from the European Social Survey (Round 6) were picked that measured optimism, jobsatisfaction, self-esteem, resilience, and social trust that were the relevant constructs to this research. The sample for this studycomprised of 26716 respondents. Results indicated that optimism, social trust, self-esteem, resilience, and job satisfaction were significantly and positively associated with each other. Results further showed that social trust, self-esteem, and resilience significantly mediated the relationship between optimism and job satisfaction. Implications of research and limitations of the current study were also discussed.
Zainab Bibi, Jahanvash Karim, Shafiq - ur - Rehman . (2017) Self-esteem, Resilience, and Social Trust as Mediators in the Relationship between Optimism and Job Satisfaction: A Preliminary Analysis of Data from European Social Survey, Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, Volume-32, Issue-1.
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