The Role of Generational Status, Self-Esteem, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Social Support in College Students' Psychological Well-Being

In order to explore the specific influence mechanism of professional commitment on subjective Well-being, this paper makes a research questionnaire based on professional commitment scale, subjective Well-being scale, academic Self-efficacy scale and social support scale, and surveys 356 college students nationwide. The obtained data are analyzed empirically using SPSS22.0 and Amos22.0. The results show that: (1) Professional commitment and academic Self-efficacy can positively predict subjective Well-being; (2) Academic Self-efficacy has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between professional commitment and subjective Well-being; (3) The moderating effect of social support occurs in the direct path of professional commitment’s influence on subjective Well-being and the indirect path of professional commitment’s influence on academic Self-efficacy. By constructing a moderated mediation model, this study reveals the mechanism of professional commitment on subjective Well-being, and provides reference for analyzing, predicting, shaping and correcting college students’ cognition and behavior, as well as helping to solve their psychological problems.

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Idiocentrism, Allocentrism, Psychological Well Being and Suicidal Ideation: A Cross Cultural Study

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/om.55.2.c ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 131-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Jie Zhang ◽

Jill M. Norvilitis ◽

Travis Sky Ingersoll

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Cross Cultural Study ◽

The Relationship

The present study examined the relationship between idiocentrism, allocentrism, psychological well being (self-esteem, depression, and social support), and suicidal ideation among 283 American college students and 343 Chinese college students. Idiocentrism was correlated with high self-esteem, high depression, and low social support, but the relationships were more likely to be significant for women than for men in both cultures. Allocentrism was primarily related to social support. As predicted, high levels of suicidal ideation were correlated with more idiocentrism, but only for women. Allocentrism was related to lower levels of suicidal ideation in both cultures, but the relationship was small. As suicide prevention may start from suicidal ideation treatment, the treatment of suicidal ideation may have to take into account cultural and personal characteristics, such as idiocentrism.

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Social Support and Well-Being in Early Adolescents: The Role of Mediating Variables

Clinical Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/c10n2r6 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 163-181 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Adela Yarcheski ◽

Noreen E. Mahon ◽

Thomas J. Yarcheski

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Final Sample ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived social support and general well-being in early adolescents and to test two variables, hopefulness and self-esteem, that theoretically mediate this relationship. The final sample consisted of 142 adolescents, ages 12 to 14, who responded to instruments measuring perceived social support, hopefulness, self-esteem, and general well-being in classroom settings. Correlational analysis supported the five hypothesized relationships. A series of regression analyses described by Baron and Kenny indicated that hopefulness and self-esteem each were mediators of the relationship between social support and well-being. Implications for nursing practice are addressed.

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