Mediators of the Relationship Between Core Self-Evaluations and Life Satisfaction in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries.

SPINAL cord injuries; STATISTICAL correlation; DECISION making; HEALTH status indicators; HOPE; RESEARCH methodology; LEGAL status of patients; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; SATISFACTION; SELF-evaluation; WORLD Wide Web; STATISTICAL power analysis; MULTIPLE regression analysis; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIAL support; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); CONTINUING education units; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGY

The objective of this study was to test a meditational model of the relationship between core self-evaluations (CSE) and life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injuries. A quantitative descriptive design using multiple regression analysis was used. Two hundred forty-seven persons with spinal cord injuries participated in the online study. Hope, perceived health, autonomy, and social support were found to partially mediate the relationship between CSE and life satisfaction. CSE affected life satisfaction by first increasing hopeful thinking, positive health perceptions, a sense of autonomy, and support from others in persons with spinal cord injuries. Future research should explore the development of interventions to increase CSE to increase the positive variables that affect life satisfaction in individuals with spinal cord injuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]