A Bi-directional Mediation Analysis of Psychological Distress, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction Among Community Dwellers in a Semi-urban Setting

This study examined how happiness and life satisfaction respectively mediate their individual associations with psychological distress in two explanatory models among 400 community adults (Meanage = 38.03 ± 8.59). In model 1, happiness was specified as a mediator in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction. Model 2 specified life satisfaction as a mediator in the association between psychological distress and...