| Title: |
The Relations between Regulatory Modes, Personality Traits, Social Capital, and Mental Health & Well-Being |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Manuela Egger (ORCID 0009-0002-7742-1340); Stephan Gerhard Huber (ORCID 0000-0002-6458-9163) |
| Source: |
European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research. 2025 8(3):157-173. |
| Availability: |
Eurasian Society of Educational Research. 7321 Parkway Drive South, Hanover, MD 21076. e-mail: publisher@ejper.com; Web site: https://www.ejper.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: |
Self Control; Personality Traits; Social Capital; Mental Health; Well Being; Predictor Variables; Psychomotor Skills; Neurosis; Young Adults; Surveys; Foreign Countries; Extraversion Introversion |
| Geographic Terms: |
Switzerland |
| ISSN: |
2589-949X |
| Abstract: |
Why do the two self-regulatory modes of locomotion and assessment show opposite associations with mental health & well-being? To address this question, we examined whether social capital explains these links and whether regulatory modes and personality traits differentially predict mental health & well-being. Using data from the Young Adult Survey Switzerland (YASS; weighted N = 4,981), we tested mediation and moderation models including locomotion, assessment, extraversion, and neuroticism. Results showed that social capital partially explained why assessment was negatively and locomotion positively related to mental health & well-being, and that personality traits were overall stronger predictors than regulatory modes. Moreover, locomotion buffered the negative associations of assessment and neuroticism with social capital, though not with mental health & well-being itself. These findings advance our understanding of how dispositional and self-regulatory factors jointly shape social connectedness and mental health & well-being, and suggest that interventions fostering locomotion while sensitively addressing assessment tendencies may strengthen both social resources and mental health. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1484140 |
| Database: |
ERIC |