Uğurlu, Ozanser2020-05-152020-05-152013Uğurlu, Ozanser, "The mediator effects of positive and negative affectivity on the relationship between optimism-pessimism and satisfaction with life" Hacettepe Universitesi Egitim Fakultesi Dergisi-Hacettepe University Journal Of Education, Vol.28, No.2, pp.497-504, (2013)2536-4758http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/3840This study examined the mediation effects of positive and negative affectivity on the relationship between optimism/pessimism and satisfaction with life among university students. Participants were 95 female and 151 male undergraduate students (N = 246). Participants ranged in age from 18 to 26 with a mean of 21.09 (SD = 2.34). Participants completed Life Orientation Scale (LOT), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and Life Satisfaction Scale. Results of correlational analyses demonstrated that the association between optimism and pessimism was -.40. Optimism was significantly associated with PA (r = .40), NA (r = -.26), and satisfaction with life (r = .36). Similarly, pessimism was significantly correlated with PA (r = -.26), NA (r = .39), and satisfaction with life (r = -.30). Finally, optimism had statistically significant direct and indirect links (by means of positive affectivity) with satisfaction with life, whereas pessimism only had statistically significant direct link with life satisfaction.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessOptimismPessimismPositive AffectivityNegative AffectivitySatisfaction With LifeLotPanasarticle282497504