The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2023, 5(5); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2023.050517.
Lihua Zhao1, Yangen Zhou2
1Taizhou College, Nanjing Normal University, Taizhou, China
2Normal College, Changshu Institute of Technology, Suzhou, China
Based on questionnaire method, 1298 college students were recruited to participate in the study to investigate the effect of meaning in life on loneliness of college students, and the chain mediating role of forgiveness and hope. The results show that: (1) there is a significant negative correlation between sense of meaning of life and loneliness of college students; (2) forgiveness and hope play a mediating role between sense of meaning of life and loneliness of college students; (3) forgiveness and hope play a chain mediating effect between sense of meaning of life and loneliness of college students.
Meaning in life; Loneliness; Forgiveness; Hope; Chain mediating role
Lihua Zhao, Yangen Zhou. The Effect of Meaning in Life on College Students' Loneliness: A Serial Mediation Effect Model. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 5: 107-112. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2023.050517.
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