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Background & Objective: Flourishing is a key indicator of mental health, playing a significant role in the academic engagement and professional performance of medical students. Therefore, identifying the factors that contribute to flourishing is crucial. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the meaning of life and the flourishing of students while also examining the mediating role of grit.
Materials & Methods: This quantitative, cross-sectional study employed structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population comprised all medical students. Using stratified random sampling proportional to subgroup sizes, 291 participants were recruited. Between 14 and 24 December 2024, participants completed three validated instruments: Rashid and Seligman's 25-item Flourishing Scale, Steger's 10-item Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and Duckworth's 8-item Short Grit Scale (Grit-S). Data analysis was conducted using SEM in Amos software (version 22).This study employed a quantitative, cross-sectional correlation design and utilized structural equation modeling for analysis. The statistical population included all students in 2024. Two hundred ninety-one participants were selected through stratified random sampling, proportional to their respective group sizes. Rashid and Seligman's flourishing scale (25 items), Steger's meaning of life scale (10 items), and Duckworth's short grit scale (8 items) were used to collect data, and the data were analyzed by structural equation modeling using Amos-22 software.
Results: Meaning in life directly predicted flourishing (ß = 0.461, p < 0.001) and grit (ß = 0.428, p < 0.001), and the relationship between grit and students' flourishing was positive and significant (ß = 0.276, p < 0.001). Additionally, the meaning of life can indirectly influence flourishing through grit (ß = 0.118, p = 0.003). Thus, it can be concluded that grit serves as a mediating factor in the relationship between meaning in life and flourishing.
Conclusion: Strengthening the meaning of life in medical students can help increase their grit in stressful academic environments and ultimately improve their flourishing and academic success. Therefore, designing educational and counseling programs to enhance the meaning of life can help empower students in the field of grit and provide a basis for the further well-being of medical students. Furthermore, future studies can investigate the role of other individual and environmental variables in this process and assess the impact of meaning-seeking interventions on students' well-being.
Materials & Methods: This quantitative, cross-sectional study employed structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population comprised all medical students. Using stratified random sampling proportional to subgroup sizes, 291 participants were recruited. Between 14 and 24 December 2024, participants completed three validated instruments: Rashid and Seligman's 25-item Flourishing Scale, Steger's 10-item Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and Duckworth's 8-item Short Grit Scale (Grit-S). Data analysis was conducted using SEM in Amos software (version 22).This study employed a quantitative, cross-sectional correlation design and utilized structural equation modeling for analysis. The statistical population included all students in 2024. Two hundred ninety-one participants were selected through stratified random sampling, proportional to their respective group sizes. Rashid and Seligman's flourishing scale (25 items), Steger's meaning of life scale (10 items), and Duckworth's short grit scale (8 items) were used to collect data, and the data were analyzed by structural equation modeling using Amos-22 software.
Results: Meaning in life directly predicted flourishing (ß = 0.461, p < 0.001) and grit (ß = 0.428, p < 0.001), and the relationship between grit and students' flourishing was positive and significant (ß = 0.276, p < 0.001). Additionally, the meaning of life can indirectly influence flourishing through grit (ß = 0.118, p = 0.003). Thus, it can be concluded that grit serves as a mediating factor in the relationship between meaning in life and flourishing.
Conclusion: Strengthening the meaning of life in medical students can help increase their grit in stressful academic environments and ultimately improve their flourishing and academic success. Therefore, designing educational and counseling programs to enhance the meaning of life can help empower students in the field of grit and provide a basis for the further well-being of medical students. Furthermore, future studies can investigate the role of other individual and environmental variables in this process and assess the impact of meaning-seeking interventions on students' well-being.
Article Type : Orginal Research |
Subject:
Medical Education
Received: 2025/03/7 | Accepted: 2025/07/23
Received: 2025/03/7 | Accepted: 2025/07/23
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