Regret appraisals, regret coping styles and subjective weil-being in middle-aged men

This study aimed to investigate the effects of regret characteristics differences and regret coping style of middle-aged men's subjective well-being. Data were collected from mean aged between 40 and 60 years in D-city and K-do using a self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis was performed by conducting a t-test, ANOVAs and Pearson's correlation coefficients using SPSS/WIN 21.0 and hierarchical regression analyses. Relationships between the sub-categories of regret coping style and subjective well-being of middle-aged men were discovered including the following: regret rumination, goal disengagement, and pursuit of alternative goals were positively correlated with life satisfaction, and regret rumination and goal disengagement were positively correlated with psychological well-being. Results of hierarchical regression analyses revealed that professionals, those with higher monthly incomes, and those with higher regret rumination and goal disengagement tended to have higher life satisfaction. Psychological well-being tended to be more positive when regret rumination was higher and more negative when regret frequency was higher. In conclusion, it is necessary to develop intervention programs for middle-aged men that consider regret rumination, goal disengagement, and the pursuit of alternative goals, in hopes of elevating middle-aged men's subjective well-being levels through different styles of coping with regret.