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score group,were created and a series of one-way analyses of variances were conducted, with eating consciousness scores as the independentvariable and subjective well-being scores the dependent variable. The result showed a significant difference between the low score group(35.54) and the high score group (39.50) for the average score on the sense of subjective well-being scale. (F=13.616, p<.001).In order to examine the effects of each variable on the sense of subjective well-being, a multiple-regression analysis using stepwiseregression was conducted. The subjective well-being scores were adjustment to school life, gender, a sense of meaningfulness, and asense of capability. The lower factors of SOC were the explanation (<=accounting) variables. Results of the multi-regression analysis werecomputed. A sense of meaningfulness ( =.448, p<.001), gender ( =.186, p<.01), and eating consciousness ( =.178, p<.001) had positiveeffects on the sense of subjective well-being (R2=.593, p<.001).These results indicate the possibility that higher consciousness toward eating leads to a higher sense of subjective well-being as eatingconsciousness has a positive effect on the sense of subjective well-being for university students. As eating consciousness has effects onthe sense of coping with stressors and is significant according to gender, having a high eating consciousness is important to ensure asense of subjective well-being. Keywords • eating behavior, subjective well-being
POW067 - The Resilient Bias Model: An Information-Processing Model of the Development of Resilience S. Parsons (1), A-W Kruijt (1), E. Fox (1)(1) Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, S Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK Resilience is a dynamic process theorized to protect against, or counteract the adverse effects of risk exposure. A wealth of priorresearch has examined the role of selective processing of negative emotional information as a vulnerability factor in the development ofemotion dysfunction. However, less consideration has been given to the possible role of positive emotion processing as a protective factoragainst negative mental health outcomes. Theories of resilience typically differentiate vulnerability and resilience as separate processes inthe development and avoidance of the negative outcomes associated with adversity. In this paper we present a preliminary informationprocessingmodel of resilience – the Resilient Bias Model - that provides a framework to integrate theoretical approaches to resilience andresearch based on cognitive-experimental approaches to emotional vulnerability. We propose that resilience to mental illness ischaracterized by patterns of selective emotional processing and cognitive control capabilities. Future research directions targeted attesting hypotheses drawn from the Resilient Bias Model are discussed. Keywords • psychological resilience, information-processing, model, resilient bias model, cognitive bias
POW068 - The role of emotional personality dispositions in psychological well being K. Martskvishvili (1)A. Neubauer (2)(1) Tbilisi State University, I. Chavchavadze av.#1, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia(2) Institut für PsychologieUniversität GrazUniversitätsplatz 2/EG8010 Graz, Austria For many years psychologists have traditionally been focused on negative constructs rather than investigating the positive ones. Itwas considered that absence of negative traits is an indicator of emotional welfare, which might prove wrong. This study was set out toexamine the role of emotion-related personality dispositions in psychological well-being. Altogether four hundred and sixty individualsfrom three different samples were administered with the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, along with the Oxford HappinessQuestionnaire, The Life Orientation Test, Anxiety and Depression scales and the short questionnaire for Life Satisfaction. The resultsindicate that trait emotional intelligence variables are positively related with self-reported happiness, dispositional optimism and lifesatisfaction, and negatively related to depression and anxiety. Individuals with high level of dispositional happiness and with optimisticdispositions are more satisfied with all aspects of life in general. The present study provides evidence that emotional self-perceptionsrepresent a strong predictor for happiness and therefore contribute to overall state of individuals’ psychological well-being and lifesatisfaction. Keywords • psychological well being, happiness, optimism, trait emotional self-perceptions
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