The structural relationships of the core self-evaluation, positive emotion and optimism with meaning in life in students; the mediating role of hope

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the structural relationship of the core self-evaluation, positive emotion and optimism with meaning in life in students by examining the mediating role of hope. Methods: For this purpose, in a hypothetical structural model plan, relationships between ore self-evaluation, positive emotion and optimism with meaning in life, 166 students (99 boys and 67 girls) of Medical University of Isfahan were selected by accessible sampling. They were evaluated with Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Life Orientation questionnaire of Scheier and Carver (1985), Positive and Negative Affect (Diner et al., 2010), Hope Snyder (2000). Results: The results of the research showed that hopes play a mediating role in the relationship between the core self-evaluation, positive emotion and optimism with meaning in life. The findings supported the appropriate fitness of the hypothetical structure of the research variables, and the results showed a significant correlation between the core self-evaluation, meaning in life, positive emotion and optimism. Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be said that the variables of hope, the core of their evaluation, positive emotion and optimism play an important role in the process of meaningfulness of students. These results, along with the confirmation of previous findings, have practical implications for enhancing hope studentschr('39').