Silent barriers in the relationship between psychological resilience and mental well-being: The serial mediation of shyness and loneliness

Abstract

This study aims to examine the serial mediating role of shyness and loneliness in the relationship between resilience and mental wellbeing. The participants of the study were 259 of whom were female (61.5 %) and 162 of whom were male (38.5 %), aged between 18 and 58 (Mage = 25.84; SD = 7.45). The data of the study were collected with four different measurement tools. The data collected were examined with conditional process analysis using the framework of the hypothetical model created. The bootstrapping method examined the significance of the mediating variables. The findings obtained because of the analysis demonstrated that there is a negative significant relationship between resilience and shyness and loneliness and a positive significant relationship between resilience and mental wellbeing. In addition, it was determined that mental wellbeing is negatively related to both shyness and loneliness. In the serial mediation analysis conducted for the hypothetical model, it was determined that shyness and loneliness have a partial serial mediator role in the relationship between resilience and mental wellbeing. Studies that address these four variables simultaneously are limited; this demonstrates the contribution and importance of the study. Findings demonstrate the partial serial mediating roles of shyness and loneliness in the resilience-well-being relationship. They also extend current theoretical understanding and offer practical guidance for well-being-promoting interventions.