Impact of Positive Childhood Experience on Wellbeing: The Serial Mediation through Psychological Resilience and Personal Control among Adults

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Published Jun 1, 2024
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Iqra Riaz
Department of Applied Psychology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Sarwat Sultan
Department of Applied Psychology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Zainab Aslam
Department of Applied Psychology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

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The present study examined the relationship between positive childhood experiences and wellbeing among adults with assessing the serial mediating effect of psychological resilience and personal control. A sample consisted of 300 adults; 170 male and 130 female aged between 18 to 30 years was approached at university. Participants provided data on a booklet comprising Positive Childhood Experience Scale (Bethell et al., 2019), Well-being Scale (Hermanns, 2007), Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al., 2008) and Brief Self-Control Scale (Tangney et al., 2004) along with a demographic variables sheet. Findings revealed that positive childhood experience significantly predicted wellbeing, psychological resilience, and personal control. Psychological resilience also predicted personal control and wellbeing. Findings demonstrated the significant total and direct effect of positive childhood experiences on wellbeing; and significant indirect effects through psychological resilience and personal control.

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Riaz, I. , Sultan, S. and Aslam, Z. 2024. Impact of Positive Childhood Experience on Wellbeing: The Serial Mediation through Psychological Resilience and Personal Control among Adults. Journal of Policy Research. 10, 2 (Jun. 2024), 633–638. DOI:https://doi.org/10.61506/02.00278.
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