Relationship between proactive personality and life satisfaction among a certain group of young people: the role of chain mediators of personal growth initiative and self-efficacy

CAI Changxia; WANG Zhenguo; CHEN Xuyi; GUO Jia; WANG Yipeng.

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Medical Journal of the Chinese People Armed Police Forces ›› 2025, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (11) : 921-925.

Relationship between proactive personality and life satisfaction among a certain group of young people: the role of chain mediators of personal growth initiative and self-efficacy

CAI Changxia^1,2, WANG Zhenguo³, CHEN Xuyi³, GUO Jia⁴, WANG Yipeng⁵.

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Objective To explore the correlation between proactive personality and life satisfaction among a certain group of young people and to examine the chain mediating mechanism of personal growth initiative and self-efficacy in this relationship. Methods A total of 826 young people from a certain unit were surveyed using the Personal Growth Initiative Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, Proactive Personality Scale, and Self-Efficacy Scale. A total of 759 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective response rate of 91.88%. Pearson correlation was used to verify the correlations between variables, and multiple step-wise regression analysis was employed to evaluate the predictive effect of proactive personality, self-efficacy, and personal growth initiative on life satisfaction, and to explore the mediating role of personal growth initiative and self-efficacy between proactive personality and life satisfaction. Results There were significant positive correlations among proactive personality, personal growth initiative, self-efficacy, and life satisfaction (all P<0.01). Proactive personality, personal growth initiative and self-efficacy could significantly and positively predict individual life satisfaction. Personal growth initiative and self-efficacy played a chain mediating role between proactive personality and life satisfaction. Conclusions Proactive personality directly affects life satisfaction through two pathways. Firstly, it enhances life satisfaction by promoting personal growth initiative. Secondly, it enhances self-efficacy by improving personal growth initiative, ultimately leading to an improvement in life satisfaction.

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personal growth initiative / life satisfaction / proactive personality / self-efficacy / role of chain mediators

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CAI Changxia, WANG Zhenguo, CHEN Xuyi, GUO Jia, WANG Yipeng.. Relationship between proactive personality and life satisfaction among a certain group of young people: the role of chain mediators of personal growth initiative and self-efficacy[J]. Medical Journal of the Chinese People Armed Police Forces. 2025, 36(11): 921-925

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