University of Isfahan Research in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences 2251-7642 15 2 2025 09 23 The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Character Strengths and Rejection Sensitivity in Individuals with Physical-Motor Disabilities The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Character Strengths and Rejection Sensitivity in Individuals with Physical-Motor Disabilities 57 64 30295 10.22108/cbs.2026.147482.2113 FA Azam Zarbi MA in Family Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran Yasser Rezapour Mirsaleh Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran Mohammad Hadi Safi Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran Zahra Sadat Loghmani MA in Family Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran Journal Article 2025 11 17 The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of meaning in life in the relationship between character strengths and rejection sensitivity in individuals with physical-motor disabilities. This was an applied study employing a correlational method and structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all individuals with physical-motor disabilities residing in Mashhad in 2023, whose disability was confirmed by experts from the Welfare Organization. Using convenience sampling and considering inclusion and exclusion criteria, initially 350 eligible individuals were selected. After removing incomplete and outlier data, information from 330 individuals was analyzable. Research instruments included the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) to assess character strengths, the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ), and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling via SPSS and Amos software (version 23). Results indicated that character strengths had a significant negative direct effect on rejection sensitivity (β = -0.43, p < 0.001) and a significant positive direct effect on meaning in life (β = 0.67, p < 0.001). Meaning in life also had a significant negative direct effect on rejection sensitivity (β = -0.36, p < 0.001). Analysis of indirect coefficients showed that meaning in life played a significant mediating role in the relationship between character strengths and rejection sensitivity. These results indicate that individuals with higher levels of meaning in life experience lower rejection sensitivity, and their character strengths help reduce rejection sensitivity through enhancing meaning in life. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of meaning in life in the relationship between character strengths and rejection sensitivity in individuals with physical-motor disabilities. This was an applied study employing a correlational method and structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all individuals with physical-motor disabilities residing in Mashhad in 2023, whose disability was confirmed by experts from the Welfare Organization. Using convenience sampling and considering inclusion and exclusion criteria, initially 350 eligible individuals were selected. After removing incomplete and outlier data, information from 330 individuals was analyzable. Research instruments included the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) to assess character strengths, the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ), and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling via SPSS and Amos software (version 23). Results indicated that character strengths had a significant negative direct effect on rejection sensitivity (β = -0.43, p < 0.001) and a significant positive direct effect on meaning in life (β = 0.67, p < 0.001). Meaning in life also had a significant negative direct effect on rejection sensitivity (β = -0.36, p < 0.001). Analysis of indirect coefficients showed that meaning in life played a significant mediating role in the relationship between character strengths and rejection sensitivity. These results indicate that individuals with higher levels of meaning in life experience lower rejection sensitivity, and their character strengths help reduce rejection sensitivity through enhancing meaning in life.

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