Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to test the role of mediating effects of basic psychological needs in the relationship between higher-order personality factors and the meaning in life. In the study, 360 high school students participated to study for testing the proposed structural equation modeling. In order to gather data, Big Five Inventory, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 20 and LISREL 8.80 statistical programs. The results * Yrd. Doç. Dr., Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi/Eğitim Fakültesi/Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü/Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık Anabilim Dalı, [email protected], ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-7920-4361** Doç. Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi/Eğitim Fakültesi/Bölüm/ Eğitim Bilimleri/Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık Anabilim Dalı, [email protected], ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1293-5183revealed that satisfaction of basic psychological needs fully mediated the relationship between higher-order personality factors and presence of the meaning in life in high school students. The satisfaction of basic psychological needs does not have an intermediary role in the relationship between higher-order personality factors and search of meaning in life in high school students. However, the results also showed there is a significant positive relationship between plasticity and search of meaning in life. The model does not differ significantly according to gender

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