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Curiosity and flourishing: the role of positive and negative affect

The aim of the study was to assess the mediating role of positive and negative affect in the relationship between curiosity and flourishing. 318 college students from University of Zagreb (100 males and 215 females) participated in the study. The students ranged in age from 18 to 26 (M = 20.49, SD = 1.51). Three questionnaires were administered: Curiosity and Exploration Inventory - CEI-II (Kashdan, et al. 2009), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - PANAS (Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988) and Flourishing Scale – FS (Diener, et al. 2009). To test the relationship between curiosity, positive/negative affect and flourishing, two mediation analysis were performed. It was hypothesized that curiosity would be positively linked to flourishing, and that this relationship would be mediated but positive and negative affect. Only stretching dimension of curiosity (motivation to seek out knowledge and new experiences) had direct effect on flourishing, so embracing dimension (general willingness to embrace the novel, uncertain, and unpredictable nature of everyday life) was excluded from the further analysis. Mediation analyses with boothstrapping method revealed that curiosity has both direct and indirect effects on flourishing and is partially mediated with positive and negative affect. Higher scores on curiosity scale are related to more positive affect and in turn to higher levels of flourishing. Also, higher scores on curiosity scale lead to less negative affect which is negatively related to flourishing.

curiosity; flourishing; positive affect; negative affect

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