Longitudinal Associations and Mechanisms Between Achievement Goals and Subjective Well-Being in School in Chinese Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Zhou ◽  
E. Scott Huebner ◽  
Lili Tian
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Longitudinal Associations

scholarly journals Longitudinal Associations Between Life Satisfaction and Cannabis Use Initiation, Cessation, and Disorder Symptom Severity in a Cohort of Young Swiss Men

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1372
Author(s):  
Deligianni ◽  
Studer ◽  
Daeppen ◽  
Gmel ◽  
Bertholet
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Of Life ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Disorder Symptom ◽  
Longitudinal Associations

Motivations for cannabis use may include coping with negative well-being. Life satisfaction, a hallmark of subjective well-being, could play a role in cannabis use among young adults. This study aims to assess whether life satisfaction (SWLS) at age 21 is associated with cannabis initiation and cessation between the ages of 21 and 25, and with cannabis use severity (CUDIT) at age 25. Data were drawn from a cohort of young Swiss males. Associations of life satisfaction with initiation, cessation, and severity were assessed with logistic and zero-truncated negative binomial regressions. Age, family income, education, alcohol, and tobacco use at age 21 were used as adjustment variables. From a sample of 4778 males, 1477 (30.9%) reported cannabis use at age 21, 456 (9.5%) initiated use between age 21 and 25, and 515 (10.8%) ceased by age 25. Mean (SD) SWLS was significantly higher among non-users at age 21: 27.22 (5.35) vs. 26.28 (5.80), p < 0.001. Negative associations between life satisfaction at age 21 and cannabis use initiation (OR = 0.98, p = 0.029) and severity at age 25 (IRR = 0.97, p < 0.001) were no more significant in adjusted analyses (OR = 0.98, p = 0.059 and IRR = 0.99, p = 0.090). Life satisfaction at age 21 was not associated with cannabis cessation (OR = 0.99, p = 0.296). Results suggest that the predictive value of life satisfaction in cannabis use is questionable and may be accounted for by other behaviors, such as tobacco and alcohol use.

Incremental Validity of Achievement Goals in Predicting Subjective Well-Being Among University Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Approach Goals ◽  
Mastery Approach

This study examined the role that achievement goals may play in predicting subjective well-being, particularly the extra contribution of achievement goals beyond that of personality traits. There were 371 university students from Nanjing, China (mean age = 20.67, SD = 1.30) who participated in the study and reported their achievement goals, the Big Five personality traits, and subjective well-being (including life satisfaction, positive, and negative affect). Results revealed that mastery-approach goals positively and significantly predicted life satisfaction; mastery-approach and performance-approach goals positively, whereas performance-avoidance goals negatively significantly predicted positive affect. When working with the Big Five personality traits, mastery-approach goals and performance-approach goals showed their added contributions to life satisfaction and positive affect, respectively. These results highlight the importance of considering achievement goals when explaining individual differences of subjective well-being as well as the importance of taking subjective well-being into account when understanding the nature of achievement goals.

Attachment, loneliness, and social anxiety: A comparison of deaf and hearing Chinese adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1033-1042
Author(s):  
Jing Ye ◽  
Anqi Peng ◽  
Aitao Lu ◽  
Haiping Tian ◽  
Xiuxiu Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Peer Attachment ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Father Attachment

We investigated whether or not social anxiety mediates the relationship between attachment and loneliness with a group of Chinese adolescents with normal hearing (n = 152) and a second group who were deaf (n = 120), and, if so, if this mediation effect is moderated by life experience. In this study, Chinese adolescents completed anonymous surveys regarding attachment, social anxiety, and loneliness. The results showed that the relationship between father attachment and loneliness was not mediated by social anxiety for either deaf or hearing adolescents. In contrast, for both mother and peer attachment, the relationship was partially mediated by social anxiety for hearing adolescents only. We discuss the implications of the findings and potential interventions that can be applied to increase subjective well-being in deaf and hearing Chinese adolescents.

The Impact of Adult Attachment and Parental Rearing on Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Late Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1365-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anbo Yang ◽  
Dengfeng Wang ◽  
Tonggui Li ◽  
Fei Teng ◽  
Zhen Ren
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Paternal Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Parental Rearing ◽  
The Impact

In this study the relationships between attachment to parents, parental rearing, and adolescent subjective well-being were investigated. A total of 448 senior high school students completed the Adult Attachment Relationship Questionnaire (RQ; Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991), the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR; Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998), EMBU (Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran, or "Own memories of parental rearing"), the Index of Well-Being (IWB) and the Face Subjective Well-Being (FSWB; Andrews & Withey, 1976). The results suggested that the subjective well-being of securely attached adolescents was higher than that of insecurely attached adolescents. Avoidance of parents negatively predicted adolescents' subjective well-being. Maternal punishment was negatively associated with Chinese adolescents' subjective well-being. However, paternal care and warm emotion, as well as paternal overprotection, were positively associated with Chinese adolescents' subjective well-being. Furthermore, maternal negative rearing and paternal positive rearing predicted male adolescents' subjective well-being.

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