Learned Helplessness and Meaning in Life in Emerging Adults: The Serial Mediating Role of Free Will and Agency

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Learned helplessness significantly predicts lower meaning in life and mental health outcomes among emerging adults.
Findings indicate that free will mediates the relationship between learned helplessness and agency, affecting well-being.
The study utilized a cross-sectional design with 349 Turkish emerging adults aged 18 to 26 years.
These results underscore the importance of agency and free will in supporting meaning-making, suggesting areas for further research.

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Cross-sectional study reveals that learned helplessness reduces meaning in life in emerging adults, highlighting agency and free will's roles.

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Cross-sectional study reveals that learned helplessness reduces meaning in life in emerging adults, highlighting agency and free will's roles.