Prediction of psychological well-being based on fundamental values and self-transcendence: The mediating role of the attitude to time

This research aimed to predict psychological well-being based on fundamental values and self-transcendence by meditating on the attitude to time. 

In this descriptive correlation study, 372 students of Bu-Ali Sina University of Hamadan-Iran in the 2018-2019 academic year were selected using the convenient sampling method. The instruments included scales of satisfaction with life, attitude to time, self-transcendence, and fundamental values. We analyzed the data aiding structural equation modeling, SPSS-25, and LISREL software. 

The findings presented that the proposed model fits the data well (GFI= 0.92, IFI= 0.93, CFI= 0.93). Also, the effect of self-transcendence and fundamental values on past positive, present positive, and future positive, and the effect of past positive, present positive, and future positive on life satisfaction are significant (P< 0.05). In addition, the past positive (Z= 2.92, P< 0.01), present positive (Z= 8.44, P< 0.01), and future positive variables (Z= 5.73, P< 0.01) have a significant mediating role in the relationship between self-transcendence and life satisfaction. Also, past positive (Z= 3.04, P< 0.01), present positive (Z= 8.75, P< 0.01), and future positive (Z= 6.18, P< 0.01) have a significant mediating role in the relationship between fundamental values and life satisfaction. 

The results show that when people act based on fundamental values in life, their personal boundaries in the intrapersonal, interpersonal, transpersonal, and temporal domains expand and go beyond their level. This makes their attitude to the past, present, and future more positive; their life satisfaction and psychological well-being increase.